WWII German Military Cememtery Dagneux
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WWII German Military Cememtery Dagneux

Also known as Cimetière militaire allemand de Dagneux

Dagneux, Département de l'Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France

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The cemetery was created in 1952 by the French authorities. It is placed about 2 km South of Montluel and Dagneux. In 1958, the "Volksbund deutscher Kriegsgraeberfuersorge" (VdK) expaned it to is current size of 4,5 ha and more than 19.000 soldiers that are buried there. Most of the soldiers died in the South of France after the Allies landed at the Côte d'Azur on 15. August 1944 (Operation "Dragoon").
The cemetery was created in 1952 by the French authorities. It is placed about 2 km South of Montluel and Dagneux. In 1958, the "Volksbund deutscher Kriegsgraeberfuersorge" (VdK) expaned it to is current size of 4,5 ha and more than 19.000 soldiers that are buried there. Most of the soldiers died in the South of France after the Allies landed at the Côte d'Azur on 15. August 1944 (Operation "Dragoon").

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  • Added: 24 May 2013
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2497749