Cannock Chase German war cemetery
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The Cannock Chase German war cemetery is on Cannock Chase
, Staffordshire
, England
.
On 16 October 1959, the governments of the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany made an agreement about the future care of German military personnel and German civilian internees of both World wars interred in scattered cemeteries not already maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It was agreed that the remains would be transferred to a single central cemetery established on Cannock Chase for this purpose.
The German War Graves Commission
() made the necessary arrangements and the inauguration and dedication of this cemetery - which is maintained under the inter-government agreement by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission - took place in June 1967. It contains nearly 5,000 German and Austrian graves. There is a small separate section for the crews of the four airships (SL 11, L32, L31, L48) shot down in World War I.
According to the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge, there are just over 1000 German World War II casualties who are still buried elsewhere, including 111 at St. Peter Port (Foulon) on Guernsey, and others at Brookwood in Surrey. The remainder are interred in Commonwealth War Graves Commission administered plots all over the UK, often near to where their bodies were found or where they died. For example, three Luftwaffe
bomber crew whose Dornier ditched in the sea off Kingsdown, Kent
in 1940 were buried in the military section of Hamilton Road Cemetery, Deal, Kent.
This is a distance of less than 2 miles.
Notable people include:
Cannock Chase
Cannock Chase is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England. The area has been designated as the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Chase gives its name to the Cannock Chase local government district....
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
On 16 October 1959, the governments of the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany made an agreement about the future care of German military personnel and German civilian internees of both World wars interred in scattered cemeteries not already maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It was agreed that the remains would be transferred to a single central cemetery established on Cannock Chase for this purpose.
The German War Graves Commission
German War Graves Commission
The German War Graves Commission is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of German war graves in Europe and North Africa...
() made the necessary arrangements and the inauguration and dedication of this cemetery - which is maintained under the inter-government agreement by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission - took place in June 1967. It contains nearly 5,000 German and Austrian graves. There is a small separate section for the crews of the four airships (SL 11, L32, L31, L48) shot down in World War I.
According to the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge, there are just over 1000 German World War II casualties who are still buried elsewhere, including 111 at St. Peter Port (Foulon) on Guernsey, and others at Brookwood in Surrey. The remainder are interred in Commonwealth War Graves Commission administered plots all over the UK, often near to where their bodies were found or where they died. For example, three Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
bomber crew whose Dornier ditched in the sea off Kingsdown, Kent
Kingsdown, Kent
Kingsdown is a village immediately to the south of Walmer, itself south of Deal, on the English Channel coast of Kent. Parts of the village are built on or behind the shingle beach that runs north to Deal and beyond, while other parts are on the cliffs and hills inland...
in 1940 were buried in the military section of Hamilton Road Cemetery, Deal, Kent.
Hamilton Road Cemetery, Deal, Kent.
Hamilton Road Cemetery is a combined municipal and military burial ground situated in the coastal town of Deal, Kent, in South East England. Opened in May 1856, it was created to provide a new burial ground for Deal at a time when its general population was expanding and when previous, often ad hoc...
This is a distance of less than 2 miles.
Notable people include:
- Ernst Busch, World War II Nazi German Field-Marshal and (Blue Max) recipient.
- Maximilian von HerffMaximilian von HerffMaximilian von Herff was a German Schutzstaffel general from Hanover.Herff served as an officer of the Reichswehr in the First World War, attaining the rank of colonel and winning the Iron Cross First and Second Class. During the Second World War, Herff served in North Africa as commander of the...
, World War II Nazi German SS-General.