Orglandes German war cemetery
| Orglandes German war cemetery | |
|---|---|
| German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge) | |
Entrance to the cemetery | |
| Used for those deceased 1944 | |
| Established | 1944 (Inaugurated 1961) |
| Location | 49°25′35″N 1°26′58″W / 49.42639°N 1.44944°W near |
| Total burials | 10,152 |
| Burials by nation | |
| Burials by war | |
Orglandes War Cemetery is a German World War II cemetery in Normandy, France. It is located on the northern edge of the village of Orglandes, about 30 km (19 mi) south east of Cherbourg and 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Sainte-Mère-Église on the Cotentin Peninsula. The burials come from summer 1944, immediately following D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. It is the second smallest of the six German war cemeteries in Normandy with a little over 10,000 burials. The cemetery is maintained and managed by the voluntary German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge).