German War Cemetery Nienburg

On the east side of the cemetery in a hedged enclosure are 23 graves of German soldiers from the First World War in 3 rows. Each grave is marked by a small grey stone cross that carries the name of the deceased, their date of birth and their date of death. An Iron Cross is inscribed on each stone. The soldiers all died while being treated in Nienburg hospitals. The five on the front row all dying after hostilities had ceased.

Nearby were buried the 97 French officers with full military honours killed on 4 February 1945 in the accidental bombing of the Offiziers-Gefangenenlager XB Nienburg. After the war the bodies were all repatriated to France and the area of the cemetery reused.

Elsewhere in the cemetery are commemorated on family tombs a soldier killed in the Invasion of Poland in 1939 (Müller Family) and in Greece in 1942 (Knorr Family)

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• Text: Andy Pegler
• Photos: Andy Pegler