A grave marker ✝1940 from a German soldier Hans Friedrichsen and his last resting place in a German War Cemetery from the WW2 Cemetery in Reimsbach


Reimsbach, ww2 Cemetery At this war cemetery a total of 314 victims of the Second World War of various nations found their last rest, the youngest was 17 and the oldest 55 years old. 289 German 17 unknowns 7 former soviets. 1 polish The cemetery now serves as a memorial park, having been closed to burials in 1950. It does have a long history and counts as one of the oldest and first cemeteries established by the 95 Infantry Division of the Deutsche Wehrmacht and tracing its history back to the beginning of 1940s. It is in the gravestones of the voiceless that perhaps have the loudest voices. It is thought that a large proportion of the 314 graves of the identifiable graves which do bear a date and names are those of the buried Soldiers.


Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Kriegerfriedhofstraße, 66701 Reimsbach, Saarland, Germany
Photo credit: © Siegfried Kräker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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