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German War Cemetery El Alamein

El Alamein German War Cemetery was built in the shape of a fortress. It contains 4,213 German burials from the Second and 30 from the First World War. There are also 31 casualties with an unknown nationality buried here.

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries
  • Photos: Michel van Wessel

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