Brouay War Cemetery

Military cemetery in Normandy

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Brouay War Cemetery

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Brouay war cemetery adjacent to Brouay Church

For Operation Overlord
Established| 1944
Location| 49°12′53″N 0°33′43″W﻿ / ﻿49.2148°N 0.5619°W﻿ / 49.2148; -0.5619Coordinates: 49°12′53″N 0°33′43″W﻿ / ﻿49.2148°N 0.5619°W﻿ / 49.2148; -0.5619
near

Brouay, Calvados, France

Designed by| Philip D. Hepworth
Total burials| 370

Unknowns

| 7
Burials by nation

United Kingdom: 368
Canada: 2

Burials by war

World War II

Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Brouay War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located between Caen and Bayeux, Normandy. The cemetery contains 377 graves, of which 7 are unidentified.[1] The cemetery is adjacent to the commune's graveyard.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Location
* 3 Photographs
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 Further reading
* 7 External links

## History[edit]

During the Allies push out of the Normandy bridgeheads, a key target was the taking of Caen. The majority of those interred in the cemetery were killed in heavy fighting in late June and July 1944 as the Allies encircled Caen (Operation Epsom, Operation Jupiter and Operation Spring).

## Location[edit]

The cemetery is midway between Bayeux and Caen, in the Calvados department, on the Route d'Audrieu (D.94). It is located 3.25 kilometres southeast of Bayeux. Access is via some steps at the eastern corner of Brouay Church.

## Photographs[edit]

* Sacrificial cross in Brouay war cemetery

* Brouay war cemetery

* Graves in the cemetery

* Graves and cross in the cemetery

* Entrance to Brouay war cemetery

## See also[edit]

* American Battle Monuments Commission
* UK National Inventory of War Memorials
* German War Graves Commission
* List of military cemeteries in Normandy

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brouay War Cemetery.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cemetery". www.cwgc.org.

## Further reading[edit]

* Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). "A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy". Northampton, Mass.: Interlink. ISBN 1-56656-555-3

## External links[edit]

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Second World War military cemeteries in Normandy

American|

* Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
* Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial

British|

* Bayeux war cemetery
* Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery
* Brouay War Cemetery
* Cambes-en-Plaine War Cemetery
* Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery
* Hermanville War Cemetery
* Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery
* Jerusalem War Cemetery, Chouain
* La Délivrande war cemetery
* Ranville war cemetery
* Ryes War Cemetery
* Saint-Charles-de-Percy War Cemetery
* Saint-Manvieu war cemetery
* Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery

Canadian|

* Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery
* Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery

French|

* Les Gateys National Cemetery

German|

* La Cambe German war cemetery
* Champigny-Saint-André German war cemetery
* Marigny German war cemetery
* Mont-de-Huisnes German war cemetery
* Orglandes German war cemetery
* Saint-Désir-de-Lisieux German war cemetery

Polish|

* Grainville-Langannerie Polish war cemetery

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