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Berlin 1939-1945 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery




  body Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  use Dates 1939-1945
  nearest Town Charlottenburg, 8 kms west of Berlin, Germany
  established 1945 (concentration cemetery)
  total 3,594
  unknowns 397
  by Country United Kingdom & Commonwealth
  by War World War II
  source Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery home page


The Berlin 1939-1945 Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery is one of two World War II Commonwealth cemeteries in Berlin. Commonwealth War Graves Commission It was established in 1945 as a central burial ground for aircrew and prisoners of war who were interred in the Berlin area and in East Germany. There are also 260 burials from the post-war British Occupation Authorities staff, or their relatives. Of the wartime burials, about 80% are aircrew, killed in action over Germany: the remainder are prisoners of war.


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