St. Manvieu War Cemetery

Cheux, France

Those buried in St. Manvieu War Cemetery died for the most part in the fluctuating battles from mid June to the end of July 1944, in the region between Tilly-sur-Seulles and Caen. The cemetery contains 1,627 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 49 of them unidentified. There are also 555 German burials.The cemetery was designed by Philip Hepworth.

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Founded: 1944
Category: Cemeteries, mausoleums and burial places in France

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jean-philippe larger (3 months ago)
A very clean and maintained British cemetery from the Second World War to see...
St C. (2 years ago)
Place of memory where the flowering of perennials, roses (5 varieties including Remembrance, Lilly Marlene, King Arthur, Amber queen and Leonard de Vinvi) and shrubs (bignones, boxwood) in the middle of a landscaped area follow one another with trees of different varieties (chestnut, oak, lime, cedar, chestnut and catalpa) The entrance, also remarkable with a layout combining the English and French gardens...
Carol Button (2 years ago)
What a beautiful place my great cousin is here put flowers down for my dad miss you both ❤️
Günther Schmitz (5 years ago)
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