Lommel German war cemetery
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Lommel German war cemetery is a large World War II military burial ground in Lommel, Belgium, where tens of thousands of German soldiers are commemorated.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lommel German war cemetery canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II cemetery
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military cemetery ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Lommel
NERFINISHED
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German war cemetery Lommel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPopulation |
Kriegsmarine personnel
ⓘ
Luftwaffe personnel NERFINISHED ⓘ primarily Wehrmacht soldiers ⓘ some unknown soldiers ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1953 ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 51.216°N 5.320°E ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram | youth peace and remembrance projects ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
individual headstones ⓘ mass graves ⓘ rows of basalt lava crosses ⓘ visitor information center ⓘ youth meeting center ⓘ |
| hasGraveOf |
German soldiers killed in Belgium
ⓘ
German soldiers killed in World War I ⓘ German soldiers killed in World War II ⓘ German soldiers killed in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | central memorial mound ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.volksbund.de/kriegsgraeberstaette/lommel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected military cemetery in Belgium ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lommel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Flemish Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Limburg (Belgium) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Lommel town center ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials |
approximately 39000
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over 38000 German soldiers ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1953 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalUse | concentration cemetery for scattered German graves in Belgium ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
German–Belgian reconciliation
ⓘ
remembrance of German war dead in Belgium ⓘ |
| theme |
peace education
ⓘ
war remembrance ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of German war dead
ⓘ
commemoration of German soldiers ⓘ |
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