Bayeux War Cemetery

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Bayeux War Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth military cemetery of World War II in France, commemorating soldiers who died during and after the Normandy landings.

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Bayeux War Cemetery canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
military cemetery
accessibleToPublic yes
adjacentTo Bayeux Memorial
category Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France
World War II cemeteries in France
commemorates Commonwealth soldiers who died after the Normandy landings
Commonwealth soldiers who died during the Normandy campaign
conflictCommemorated Battle of Normandy
World War II
continent Europe
country France
hasCoordinateLocation 49.273°N 0.707°W
hasGraveOf Australian military personnel
Canadian military personnel
French military personnel
German military personnel
New Zealand military personnel
Polish military personnel
South African military personnel
United Kingdom military personnel
hasGravesFrom June 1944
post-Normandy campaign period
hasMonument Cross of Sacrifice
Stone of Remembrance
hasPart Bayeux Memorial
heritageDesignation war cemetery
inception 1944
isLargestOf Commonwealth World War II cemeteries in France
languageOfInscription English
French
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Calvados
Normandy
location Bayeux
maintainedBy Commonwealth War Graves Commission
near city of Bayeux
linked to: Bayeux
numberOfBurials over 4,000 Commonwealth burials
over 4,500 total burials
ownedBy Commonwealth War Graves Commission
purpose commemoration of war dead
region northwestern France
linked to: Western France
significantEvent Normandy landings
linked to: Battle of Normandy
touristAttraction yes

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Bayeux hasLandmark Bayeux War Cemetery