Grebbeberg military cemetery

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Grebbeberg military cemetery is a Dutch war cemetery near Rhenen where soldiers who fell during the Battle of the Grebbeberg in May 1940 are buried and commemorated.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military cemetery
war cemetery
burialOf Dutch soldiers
German soldiers
World War II casualties
category World War II cemeteries in the Netherlands
commemoratesConflict Battle of the Grebbeberg NERFINISHED
Battle of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
commemoratesEvent German invasion of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
defence of the Grebbe Line
country Netherlands
hasAccess open to the public
hasAnnualEvent Remembrance Day ceremony on 4 May
commemoration of Battle of the Grebbeberg
hasCoordinates 51.958°N 5.584°E
hasFeature ceremonial stairs and terraces
flagpole with Dutch flag
landscaped lawns
memorial wall with names
rows of white headstones
trees and hedges
hasMemorial central monument for fallen soldiers
hasNumberOfDutchWarGraves over 400
hasNumberOfGraves approximately 850
hasPurpose burial of military casualties
commemoration of Dutch war dead
education about World War II
heritageStatus national war memorial site
inception 1940
languageOfSignage Dutch
English
locatedIn Rhenen NERFINISHED
province of Utrecht
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Grebbe Line defensive positions NERFINISHED
river Rhine NERFINISHED
locatedOn Grebbeberg NERFINISHED
mainBurialPeriod May 1940
maintainedBy Dutch Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED
Oorlogsgravenstichting NERFINISHED
ownedBy State of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
partOf Dutch war cemeteries
usedForBurialsFrom May 1940
visitedBy Dutch royal family members
relatives of the fallen
school groups
tourists
veterans

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Rhenen hasLandmark Grebbeberg military cemetery