The biggest German cemetery out of the six in Normandy and in fact the biggest of WW2 in France ! 21222 soldiers enlisted in the German army, with an average age of 18 1/2 years old, remain here and at least a quarter of them are unknown. It is interesting to note that this graveyard was the site of an American and a German military cemetery opened by the US army in July 1944. The G.I’s bodies were exhumed and transferred to the Colleville sur Mer cemetery or back to the United States. Somber and peaceful, this land invite every visitor to reflection.
