[visited 23 September 2006]
The entrance to the German cemetery is almost claustrophobic but gives a striking view of the cemetery’s centerpiece, a large 6-meter high tumulus which is the burial ground for more than 200 unknown dead and another 89 of whom are known by name and listed on plaques around the base.
The tumulus overlooks the graves of more than 21,000 German soldiers buried beneath small flat crosses, which are laid softly in the grass, surrounded by occasional sets of upright crosses scattered throughout the cemetery. Subtle, perhaps, but powerfully poignant.
For more information visit The German War Graves Commission.
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