The French flag flying proudly over Saint-Charles de Potyze French military cemetery in Ypres, Belgium
Saint-Charles de Potyze is a French military cemetery with war dead from the First World War, located in the Belgian city of Ypres. Some 4,800 deaths are commemorated, of which more than 1,300 could not be identified. The cemetery covers an area of approximately 29,900 m² and is located about three kilometers northeast of the city center, along the road to Zonnebeke (N332), just past the hamlet of Potyze. The entrance to the cemetery is flanked by two white stone columns. To the left beyond the entrance is a group of statues representing a calvary. At the back is a mass grave and an obelisk commemorating a number of infantry regiments. The graves are marked with upright crosses, with the exception of some Islamic and Jewish graves that have a stone tombstone inscribed in accordance with their religious beliefs.
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Location: Saint-Charles de Potyze, Zonnebeekseweg, 8900 Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe
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