Mont-de-Huisnes War Cemetery, Huisnes-sur-Mer, France

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.

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Viki Gysbrechts (2 years ago)
Netjes onderhouden plek waar je even stil wordt.

Marc-Jürgen Sebode (2 years ago)
Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof ganz in der Nähe des Mont Saint Michel. In einer in einem Hügel gelegenen Rotunde sind 12.000 deutsche Gefallene des Zweiten Weltkriegs bestattet. Die schiere Menge an Grabtafeln macht hier die Schrecken des Krieges besonders deutlich.

Dave Pearson (3 years ago)
A dignified place of remembrance for those friend or foe who fell serving their country in years gone but never forgotten. Well worth the visit. 11.956 War dead lie here, from the second world war.

John Culpepper (3 years ago)
A quiet simple cemetery for those German Soldiers killed in France during World War II. A simple testimony that everyone has a family that misses them.

Walter McCannon (4 years ago)
Very dignified German WW2 war cemetery. Unexpected great view of the nearby Mont St Michel abbey

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