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German war graves from World War II are scattered across Europe, particularly in countries like France, Russia, and Poland. These graves honor soldiers who fought for Nazi Germany. Sites like the German War Cemetery at La Cambe in France commemorate their sacrifice, maintained by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge.

German War Graves at Søndre Cemetery in Aalborg, Denmark

German War Graves at Søndre Cemetery – Aalborg, Denmark

Søndre Cemetery in the municipality of Aalborg, Denmark, holds the graves of 254 German soldiers and 1,096 German …

Posted February 6, 2026 by Pascal

German War Cemetery Donsbrügger Heide – Kleve, Germany

At War Cemetery Kleve-Donsbrüggen 2,718 fallen of the Second World War are buried of whom 2,421 in individual …

Posted January 31, 2026 (updated January 31, 2026) by Pascal

German War Cemetery Weeze – Germany

This War Cemetery on the northeastern edge of Weeze contains the graves of 2,016 German war dead from …

Posted January 29, 2026 (updated January 28, 2026) by Pascal

The Grave of Grand Amiral Erich Raeder – Commander of the Kriegsmarine – Nordfriedhof Kiel, Germany

Grossadmiral Erich Raeder (1876–1960) was a pivotal figure in 20th-century naval history, serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the …

Posted October 5, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Vredenhof Military Cemetery – Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands

The Vredenhof Military Cemetery (begraafplaats Vredenhof) on Schiermonnikoog is a peaceful and poignant cemetery nestled in the dunes. The …

Posted October 4, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

German War Cemetery – Erenfriedhoff Dahn – Dahn, Germany

The Erenfriedhof in Dahn, Germany, is a war cemetery located in the Palatinate Forest (Pfälzerwald), not far from …

Posted July 30, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Invalidenfriedhof – Berlin, Germany

The Cimetière des Invalides or the Invalids' Cemetery in Berlin is a historic cemetery with deep ties to …

Posted March 30, 2025 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

The Grave of Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model at Vossenack War Cemetery – Hürtgenwald, Germany

Field Marshal Walter Model was a German military commander known for his defensive warfare tactics and loyalty to …

Posted March 21, 2025 (updated May 5, 2025) by Pascal

German War Cemetery Sandweiler – Sandweiler, Luxembourg

The Sandweiler war cemetery was the first cemetery that the German War Graves Commission (Deutsche Kriegsgräberstätten) established abroad …

Posted April 8, 2024 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Soldatenfriedhof Böddeken – German Military Cemetery – Büren, Germany

The Böddeken Military Cemetery is a military cemetery in the East Westphalian town of Büren in North Rhine-Westphalia. …

Posted December 15, 2023 (updated January 9, 2026) by Patrick

Hauptfriedhof Dortmund – Main Cemetery Dortmund, Germany

The German city of Dortmund holds 11710 victims of war spread over 44 cemeteries. The main cemetery, the …

Posted August 2, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

War Cemetery Bendingbostel – Bendingbostel, Germany

On the cemetery Hohenaverbergen in Kirchlinteln Germany are tombstones for 48 German soldiers. Mostly young German marines, 40 …

Posted August 2, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Sennefriedhof War Cemetery – Bielefeld, Germany

The Sennefriedhof in Bielefeld Germany is a large cemetery. You can use your car to drive you to …

Posted July 29, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

Cemetery Wehnsen – Visselhövede, Germany

We stumbled upon a small village cemetery where they remember some fallen of the Second World War. The …

Posted July 26, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Patrick

The Grave of Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz – The Last Führer – Waldfriedhof Aumühle, Germany

This is the grave of Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz, Commander of the U-boat arm during WWII, at the forest …

Posted June 16, 2023 (updated February 11, 2026) by Patrick

War Memorial – Nonntaler Hauptstrasse, Salzburg

This War Memorial embedded in the rock side of the elevated fortress of Hohensalzburg commemorates the fallen soldiers …

Posted April 6, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

Robermont Cemetery – Liege, Belgium

Robermont Cemetery has a Military plot with over 1600 burials of WWI, divided into different sections, where soldiers …

Posted March 5, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal

War Memorial Burghausen, Germany

This War Memorial of the German town Burghausen at the border with Austria commemorates the fallen of both …

Posted February 11, 2023 (updated January 7, 2026) by Pascal