Dutch War Graves

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Dutch war graves from World War II commemorate soldiers who fought during the German occupation and liberation. Prominent sites include the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten and the Oosterbeek War Cemetery. Many graves honor Dutch resistance fighters, and others recognize Allied soldiers who died liberating the Netherlands from Nazi control.

Dutch War Cemetery Grebbeberg – Rhenen, the Netherlands

This cemetery and memorial field holds the graves of around 850 Dutch soldiers of whom many lost their …

Posted December 15, 2024 (updated March 2, 2025) by Pascal

The Foreign Cemetery and Jewish Cemetery – Hauptfriedhof Dortmund, Germany

A small part of the main cemetery in Dortmund is for the Jewish and foreign forced labourers. It …

Posted August 2, 2023 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick

The Grave of Dutch Resistance member Nicolaas Erkens – Robermont Cemetery, Liege, Belgium

The grave of Dutch resistance member Nicolaas Erkens, a Bronze Lion medal recipient (Dutch: Bronzen Leeuw), who was …

Posted March 6, 2023 (updated May 5, 2025) by Pascal

Operation Amherst, Antoine Treis Memorial – Orvelte, the Netherlands

In the morning of April Sunday the 8th, a SAS (Special Air Service - British Special Forces) unit …

Posted July 20, 2015 (updated May 5, 2025) by Pascal

Inspection Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Jackson Mississippi - USA

Section 41 of Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Jackson Mississippi – USA

During World War 2 there was a peaceful invasion of Jackson, Mississippi, for two years by nearly a …

Posted March 2, 2015 (updated February 15, 2025) by Pascal

Ereveld Loenen – Dutch War Cemetery, Loenen, the Netherlands

Just after the war in 1947, the Dutch government decided that all Dutch victims fallen abroad should be …

Posted February 18, 2013 (updated February 13, 2025) by Pascal