Rancourt Deutscher Soldaten Friedhof
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Rancourt Deutscher Soldaten Friedhof

Also known as Rancourt Cimetière Militaire Allemand , Rancourt German Soldier's Cemetery

Rancourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France

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    Rancourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie 80360 France
    Coordinates: 49.99698, 2.90541
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Final resting place of 11422 German soldiers from the First World War. About two-thirds died in the Second Battle of the Somme (as only a few burials are before that date), while most of the rest came from the final battle in this area from March to late summer of 1918. In 1929, the German Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge in concert with French military authorities began to improve the condition of the cemetery, which resulted in a rededication in 1933 with the participation of both French and German officials and the local populace. Further work was stopped by World War II and only resumed in 1966, when the Volksbund was able again to take up their work. In 1972, they began replacing the old wooden markers with granite crosses, excepting the nine Jewish soliders buried here, for whom a cross was not appropriate. A total of 3930 single graves are so marked, 126 of which are unknown. There are also two mass graves containing 7492 soldiers, of which 2316 are known by name. There is also a chapel of red sandstone on the site. This is near the Allied Rancourt Military Cemetery and the French Military Cemetery but is not the same.
Final resting place of 11422 German soldiers from the First World War. About two-thirds died in the Second Battle of the Somme (as only a few burials are before that date), while most of the rest came from the final battle in this area from March to late summer of 1918. In 1929, the German Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge in concert with French military authorities began to improve the condition of the cemetery, which resulted in a rededication in 1933 with the participation of both French and German officials and the local populace. Further work was stopped by World War II and only resumed in 1966, when the Volksbund was able again to take up their work. In 1972, they began replacing the old wooden markers with granite crosses, excepting the nine Jewish soliders buried here, for whom a cross was not appropriate. A total of 3930 single graves are so marked, 126 of which are unknown. There are also two mass graves containing 7492 soldiers, of which 2316 are known by name. There is also a chapel of red sandstone on the site. This is near the Allied Rancourt Military Cemetery and the French Military Cemetery but is not the same.

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  • Added: 4 Nov 2014
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2558930