Marigny German cemetery
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The German military cemetery of Marigny is a cemetery where 11,169 German soldiers who died during the Battle of Normandy rest.
The site had served in 1944 as a burial place for American soldiers before, between 1945 and 1946, all of the 3,070 American remains were transferred to the great military cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, in front of the beach. of Omaha Beach. Near the entrance there is a memorial to the soldiers of the VIIth American Corps.
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•June 6, 2020
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