🪦 Bayeux War Cemetery
Largest Commonwealth WWII cemetery in France
📋 Fast Facts
- 4,648 Commonwealth burials
- Largest WWII Commonwealth cemetery in France
- Primarily soldiers from the Normandy Invasion (1944)
- Located in Bayeux, Normandy; free entry year-round
The Bayeux War Cemetery is the principal burial ground for Commonwealth servicemen who died during the Normandy campaign and subsequent operations in northern France during the Second World War. Established by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the cemetery contains 4,648 identified burials, representing multiple nationalities within the Commonwealth forces. The site serves as a solemn memorial to those lost during one of history's most significant military operations ...