Ulrich Dinges' photos with the keyword: War cementry

Viele der Gräber des Kriegsgräber Friedhofes in Hannover wurden aus Kriegsgefangenenlagern Friedhöfen, von kleinen deutschen Friedhöfen oder von isolierten und Lokalitäten im umliegenden Land hier umgebettet. Der Friedhof enthält 2407 Commonwealth Bestattungen des Zweiten Weltkrieges, 62 von ihnen nicht identifizierte. Es gibt auch 39 Nicht-Krieg Bestattungen und 10 Kriegsgräber anderer Nationalitäten, die meisten von ihnen Polnisch.

No. of Identified Casualties: 2394

Many of the graves in Hanover War Cemetery were brought in from prisoner of war camp cemeteries, small German cemeteries and from isolated positions in the surrounding country. The cemetery contains 2,407 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 62 of them unidentified. There are also 39 non-war burials and 10 war graves of other nationalities, most of them Polish. Hanover War Cemetery adjoins Hanover Military Cemetery, a substantial post war cemetery of more than 3,000 burials. (from www.cwgc.org )

The site of Becklingen War Cemetery was chosen for the position on a hillside overlooking Luneburg Heath, where Field-Marshal Montgomery accepted the German surrender from Admiral Doenitz on 4 May 1945. Burials were brought into the cemetery from isolated sites in the countryside, small German cemeteries and prisoner of war camps cemeteries, including the Fallingbostel cemetery, within a radius of about 80 kilometres. Most of those buried in the cemetery died during the last two months of the war. Becklingen War Cemetery contains 2,374 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 97 of them unidentified. There are also 27 war graves of other nationalities, many of them Polish. No. of Identified Casualties: 2299