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The German cemetery of La Cambe in Normandy

A visit to the largest German cemetery in Normandy where over 21,000 soldiers are buried.

The German cemetery at La Cambe was established by the Americans in 1944 to bury American and German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy. The American soldiers were later moved to the Colleville-sur-Mer cemetery next to Omaha Beach. Today, only German soldiers remain.

The cemetery is easy to access, it is located on the National 13, you can not miss it if you go to visit the other sites of the Normandy landings like Sainte-Mère-Eglise or Omaha Beach (15 km).

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Duration: 1 h.
Practical information

The information center

On the site is an information center that explains the work of the German association (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge) to maintain the site.
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The Cross

A large basalt cross stands in the middle of the cemetery.
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The cemetery

A plaque on the floor indicates the name and date of birth of the soldiers who could be identified.
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The graves

In the cemetery lies Michael Wittmann, one of the greatest tank commanders of the Second World War (130 tanks destroyed to his credit). He died during a counter-attack in his Tiger tank in 1944. Nostalgic people of that time have already stolen the plaque on his grave twice.
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Celtic crosses

Unlike the American cemetery there are no Christian crosses but only Celtic crosses.
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The tumulus

200 soldiers who could not be identified lie under the central mound.
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Plates on the floor

The majority of the soldiers buried at La Cambe are very young.
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Other walks

At 6.55 Km

The Pointe du Hoc in Normandy

At 12.5 Km

Visit of the American cemetery of Omaha Beach

At 23.72 Km

The main landing sites in Normandy

At 24.17 Km

Walk and visit of the battery of Longues-sur-Mer
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