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Langemark Cemetery

Langemark - Poelkapelle, Flanders, Belgium

Belgium Historic Sites
WWI Sites

About Langemark Cemetery

Langemark Cemetery in Flanders, Belgium, is the burial site of around 44,000 German soldiers who fought in the First World War.

Many of the graves at Langemark Cemetery are mass graves. Langemark was the site of one of the battles which together made up the Battle of Ypres between German and Allied forces. Ypres, today known as Iepers, was a vital strategic location for the Allies during the war.

Belgium Historic Sites
WWI Sites

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Langemark Cemetery
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Location
Langemark - Poelkapelle, Flanders, Belgium
Categories
20th Century, World War One, Belgium
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