Category Archives: German Military Cemeteries

German Military Cemeteries in France & Belgium

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Magicfingers

I don’t know about you, but I find delving into all things German on the Western Front pretty tricky at times.  There’s the obvious language problem, of course, but I get by, and yet sometimes it’s the stuff that should … Continue reading →

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The Somme – Fricourt German Military Cemetery

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Magicfingers

The village of Fricourt was a heavily fortified section of the German front line defenses prior to the Battle of the Somme in July 1916.

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A Tour of Langemark Part Five – Langemark German Military Cemetery

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Magicfingers

On the northern outskirts of Langemark, this is one of only four German Great War cemeteries to be found today in Belgian Flanders.

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French Flanders: Armentières, Nieppe & Steenwerck Part Eight – Steenwerck German Military Cemetery

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Magicfingers

As we head towards Steenwerck, our next stop finds us at the German Cemetery named after the commune.

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French Flanders: Armentières, Nieppe & Steenwerck Part Three – Pont-de-Nieppe German Military Cemetery

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Magicfingers

At the far north western end of Pont-de-Nieppe Communal Cemetery, beneath the willow trees, 790 German Great War casualties are buried in one of a number of small German cemeteries to be found in this part of French Flanders.

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