Bayeux War Cemetery

The largest of 18 Commonwealth military cemeteries in Normandy, this peaceful site contains 4848 graves of soldiers from the UK and 10 other countries, including Germany. Across the road is a memorial to 1807 Commonwealth soldiers whose remains were never found; the Latin inscription across the top reads: ‘We, once conquered by William, have now liberated the Conqueror’s native land’.

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