Rheinberg War Cemetery

The Rheinberg War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Rheinberg, Germany. It was established in 1946 and is home to 3,330 graves from the Second World War.

Rheinberg War Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Used for those deceased 1939–1945
Established1946
Location51°31′46″N 06°33′48″E
near 
Rheinberg, Germany
Total burials3330
Unknowns
157
Burials by nation
United Kingdom: 2,308 (including 2 Dutch)[1][2]
Canada: 516
Australia: 240
New Zealand: 104
Poland: 8
South Africa: 5
United States: 1
India: 1
Burials by war
Statistics source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

History

The site for the Rheinberg War Cemetery was selected in April 1946. Commonwealth servicemen from other cemeteries in the region were moved to the new cemetery. Most of the servicemen buried served in the air force during the bombing of Germany. Servicemen from other services mostly fought during the Western Allied invasion of Germany.[3]

Cemetery

The cemetery was designed by Philip Hepworth following standard Commission architectural design features, and contains 3,330 graves, out of which 3,183 have been identified.[3] Every grave is marked with a white headstone and the cemetery grounds are grass covered with a floral border around the headstones. The cemetery is surrounded on three sides by forest and borders a road in the south. The south side is walled by a hedge with a low wall and a wrought-iron gate entrance in the middle. The graves are located on the east and west side of the cemetery with the middle containing several structures such as a Stone of Remembrance and a Cross of Sacrifice.[4][5]

References
  1. Rheinberg War Cemetery, 4en5mei.nl, reviewed on 24 March 2019
  2. Rheinberg War Cemetery, Dutch War Graves Foundation, reviewed on 24 March 2019
  3. Rheinberg War Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, reviewed on 24 March 2019
  4. Rheinberg War Cemetery, Verwehte Spuren, reviewed on 24 March 2019
  5. Rheinberg War Cemetery, niederrhein-nord.de, reviewed on 24 March 2019
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