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German Military Cemetery - Lommel (Belgium) |
Important note The World War II
Recogne German Military Cemetery photo portfolio is provided
by Mr. Robert Mary. All
photos on this page are copyright Robert Mary and may only be reproduced
with his express permission. You may contact me here.
The cemetery is located in Lommel, Belgium. 39.000 German soldiers are
buried there. |
You can find precise location of graves per soldier name here (you will have access to the database of the German War Graves Commission ("Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge") which you can contact there). The responsible of the cemetery can be contacted here at 0032-11-554370 (fax nr: 0032-11-554371). |
Historical information Lommel was chosen as the resting place for German soldiers for those who died during the 18 days campaign (May 1940), the battle of Aken December 1944) and the Battle of the Bulge (December 44 - January 45). This WW2 German cemetery ("Soldatenfriedhof") is the largest one out of Germany. It contains the remains of 39.000 German soldiers (about two soldiers per cross), it has been inaugurated in September 1959. It also includes 542 victims of WW1. For decades after WW2, German highschool students came to manicure the lawns and tend these graves, as a reminder of the cost of war. A specific Reception hall is foreseen for young people from any nationality (in order to learn lessons from the past). Location information Lommel is
located near the city of Leopoldsburg. |