General Cemetery Maastricht

The General Cemetery in Maastricht contains Dutch and Belgian War Graves, Commonwealth War Graves, graves of civilian casualties and Veterans from the Second World War.

Leon Jungschläger
Leon Jungschläger was a Dutch sailor and Soldier.
In 1941 he was Lieutenant-at-sea second class of the Naval Aviation and took part in the Battle of the Java Sea, in February and March 1942.
After the surrender, he departed with the remaining part of the Air Force to Australia, later he moved to the United States. In Jackson was Leon Jungschläger head instructor for navigation in a camp for airmen. After promotion to Captain-Commander, he became commander of this training camp.

As Commanding navigator of a squadron of the Dutch Air Force during World War II he returned with the squadron to Australia. From there he participated in many bombing raids. At the end of 1944 he was placed in Brisbane at the Netherlands Forces Intelligence Service (NEFIS), a Dutch military intelligence during World War II which aim was to collect information relating to the Dutch East Indies.
He died on 19-04-1956 and was buried within the Dutch plot of honor in Maastricht.

Memorials
On the Cemetery is a Memorial for Soldiers who died in the First World War, a Memorial to civilian victims who died in the Second World War and a Memorial for the victims who fell in the Dutch East Indies.

Jewish part
On the Jewish part of this Cemetery are Jewish War Graves, Jewish Memorial Stones and a Jewish Memorial for the victims of the Second World War.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Peter Clermonts