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Bazenville British War Cemetery

Bazenville British War Cemetery

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Bazenville British War Cemetery

Name: Bazenville British War Cemetery
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Location: Le Manoir, Bayeux, Manche, France

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1. British Normandy Memorial – Graye-sur-Mer Memorial loop from Bayeux

53.8km

03:19

300m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Landing Beach – Notre-Dame Cathedral loop from Le Clos de la Mer

56.8km

03:27

250m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Historic Center of Bayeux – Notre-Dame Cathedral loop from La Platine

43.6km

02:40

220m

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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Florent

February 13, 2022

Beautiful view of Arromanches as you continue towards the sea.
Open 24 hours a day.
The Ryes-Bazenville British military cemetery is a military cemetery from the Second World War, located in the territory of the commune of Bazenville, in the department of Calvados, in France.
The cemetery was created on June 8, 1944 near Gold Beach, where the 50th British Division landed on June 6.
It has 979 tombs. Most of them, British (630), mainly house soldiers of the 69th British Infantry Brigade. There are also 21 Canadian graves, 1 Australian, 1 Polish and 326 German graves.

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JakobusPilger

December 11, 2024

As a memorial to the countless war dead, such a "Cimetiere militaire" - in German they are usually referred to as "war graves" or "soldiers' cemetery" - is still very important today. "Now, Lord, you let your servant depart in peace, as you have said..." it says in the so-called "Hymn of Simeon" (Luke's Gospel, Chapter 2, Verse 29). However, the many people buried here did not depart in peace, but became victims of war and an inhuman tyranny.
The most important and at the same time everlasting function of soldiers' cemeteries or cemeteries of honor or war graves is therefore to keep the memory of this suffering alive and to remind each generation anew (!) of the need to maintain lasting peace.

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Elevation 60 m

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Bazenville British War Cemetery

1. British Normandy Memorial – Graye-sur-Mer Memorial loop from Bayeux

2. Landing Beach – Notre-Dame Cathedral loop from Le Clos de la Mer

3. Historic Center of Bayeux – Notre-Dame Cathedral loop from La Platine

Other Popular Places to Check Out

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