Commonwealth War Cemetery Fontenay-le-Pesnel

The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.

Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery contains the graves of men who died in the fighting to the west and south-west of Caen in June-July 1944. There are particularly large numbers of graves of the South Staffordshire, East Lancashire, Royal Warwickshire Regiments and the Durham Light Infantry.

The cemetery contains 460 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. There are also 59 German graves.

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Source

• Text: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Photos: Koos Winkelman

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