German War Cemetery Huisnes-sur-Mer

The most unlikely spot for such a cemetery

En route to Mont St. Michel we came across this place of death and memorial. Since the American and British war cemeteries were quite some distance away we decided to stop and investigate this cemeter...

Poignant

This cemetery is worth visiting, containing the burial of over 11,000 German soldiers who died in WW2. The scale of the place cannot be overstated - around 40 individual annexes around a circle, each ...

A sad, quiet place of loss, where nearly 12,000 men lie.

I think this is an important part of the agenda of you are doing a WW2 visit. It is a beautiful peaceful mauso!eum with 68 crypts. Each crypt will hold up to to 180 bodies (bones). Some of the bronz...

Moving

A nice place nestled in the rolling hillside. If visiting Mont Saint Michel you should detour 5 minutes and pay your respects.

Very touching trubite

I have visited a number of cemeteries in Normandy, was in Mont St Michel and before the drive back to the Hotel, we decided to drop off to this German ossuary. Nearly 12,000 are buried here in volts, ...