| Rheinberg War Cemetery | |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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| Used for those deceased 1939–1945 | |
| Established | 1946 |
| Location | 51°31′46″N 06°33′48″E / 51.52944°N 6.56333°E / 51.52944; 6.56333 near Rheinberg, Germany |
| Total burials | 3330 |
| Unknowns | 157 |
| Burials by nation | |
| United Kingdom: 2,308 (including 2 Dutch) Canada: 516 Australia: 240 New Zealand: 104 Poland: 8 South Africa: 5 United States: 1 India: 1 | |
| Burials by war | |
| World War II | |
| Statistics source: Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
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.
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.
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. 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.
Notable interments
- Squadron leader Robert Palmer VC DFC & Bar (1920-1944), Second World War Victoria Cross recipient
Gallery of images
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Stone of Remembrance
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Graves and Cross of Sacrifice
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Entrance
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Indian Hindu grave
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Dutch grave
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British Jewish grave
References
- Rheinberg War Cemetery, 4en5mei.nl, reviewed on 24 March 2019
- Rheinberg War Cemetery, Dutch War Graves Foundation, reviewed on 24 March 2019
- ^ Rheinberg War Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, reviewed on 24 March 2019
- Rheinberg War Cemetery, Verwehte Spuren, reviewed on 24 March 2019
- Rheinberg War Cemetery, niederrhein-nord.de, reviewed on 24 March 2019
