Mont-de-Huisnes War Cemetery

Description

The German war cemetery (Kriegsgräberstätte) of Mont-de-Huisnes is different from ther cemeteries because the casualties are brought together in chambers, 180 casualties in each chamber. The chambers form a circle which is about 47 metres wide.The cemetery contains 11,956 war graves.

Address
Rue Mont d'Huisnes 1, Huisnes-sur-Mer, France

Established
1944

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