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Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
(Netherlands, the - Guelders - Groesbeek)
Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek.
The Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek is a field of honor to the memory of the soldiers who were killed during Operation Veritable.
There are 2617 graves:
Canadian - 2,331
British - 255
Belgian - 3
Australian - 2
Polish - 2
New Zealand - 1
Dutch - 1
Russian - 1
Yugoslavian - 1
Unknown - 20
Located within the cemetery is the Groesbeek Memorial, with the names of 1030 soldiers who fell between August 1944 and the end of World War II, and whose graves are not known.
Click for more information on the overview at the bottom of the page.
Source
- Text: Marcel Jans
- Photos: Frits Kruishaar (1,2), Paul Moerenhout (3), Marcel Jans (4) & Felix Dalberger (5)
Address and contactinformation
- Address:
- Zevenheuvelenweg
6561 ER Groesbeek - Website:
- www.geschiedenisgroesbeek.nl
- WWII grade:
- 100%
- Rating:
- 80%
Where is it?
Amongst others, the following persons are buried here (Overview)
| Name | Date of death |
|---|---|
| Armstrong, Walter Douglas | February 16th, 1945 |
| Gallant, Arthur | February 19th, 1945 |
| Myatt, Howard Reginald | January 23rd, 1945 |
| Nicklin, Jevon Albert "Jeff" | March 24th, 1945 |
| Rowley, John William Horsley | March 26th, 1945 |
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- Het is altijd een voorrecht te bedenken dat wat hen voor ons gedaan hebben is niet te beschrijven en ook de vrijheid die we nu ook mogen beleven.
- By: Peter de Boer
- City: Nijmegen
- Date and time: 08-05-2009 09:54:02
- Ranking: 5 out of 5 stars
