Bloemendaal Erebegraafplaats in Overveen, Noord-Holland

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Coordinates: 52.40105, 4.57595
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In 1945 it was decided a cemetery would be planned to honor the 372 World War II Dutch Resistance fighters who were killed by the invading Nazi army in the dunes near the village of Overveer. A total of 422 remains were found in the dunes but only 347 were actually reburied in the cemetery. The rest were taken to family plots elsewhere. The first reburial was Hannie Schaft on November 27, 1945 and her funeral was attended by Dutch royalty. The architecturally designed cemetery was completed on October 31, 1953 with the last reburial on December 9, 1955. Alternate names for the cemetery are the Honorary Cemetery Bloemendaa or Field of Honor Bloemendaa. The cemetery was declared a National Monument in 2010. Forty-five markers were also placed in the dunes to mark the original burial sites of these Dutch heroes.