German War Graves Waldfriedhof Darmstadt

The Waldfriedhof in Darmstadt contains the mass grave of the civilian victims who died during the attack on the night of September 11 and September 12, 1944, by 221 Lancaster bombers and 14 Mosquitos. The British air force used a new tactic of approaching the target from different directions and being over the target at the same time. Within half an hour the attack was over and because of the firestorm that swept through the city, between 11,000 and 12,000 people were killed and 78% of the city was destroyed.

These victims are buried in the inner circle and the exact number is no longer known but is more than 4000 victims.

At the Waldfriedhof in Darmstadt is a cemetery where 253 German soldiers who fell during the Second World War are buried. Also here is a cemetery where 416 German soldiers who fell during the First World War are buried.

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Source

• Text: Gio Theunissen
• Photos: Gio Theunissen