Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery | |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
![]() Cross of Sacrifice | |
For soldiers who were killed during World War II | |
Established | February 1945 |
Unveiled | 4 November 1946 |
Location | 51°47′52″N 05°55′51″E / 51.79778°N 5.93083°E near |
Total burials | 2,619 |
Unknowns | 20 |
Burials by nation | |
Allied Forces
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Burials by war | |
World War II: 2,617 | |
Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. |
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial (French:Le Cimetière de Guerre Canadien Groesbeek, Dutch:Canadese Oorlogsbegraafplaats Groesbeek) is a Second World War Commonwealth War Graves Commission military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Groesbeek, 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Of the total 2,619 burials, the cemetery contains 2,338 Canadian soldiers. It was built to a design by Commission architect Philip Hepworth.