Ehrenfriedhof Am Großen Berg - Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany - Veteran Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

This cemetery, 2.7 hectares in size and houses 690 graves, created in October 1914 for the already fallen soldiers of the First World War.
The first burial took place on November 14, 1914.

Originally intended as a resting place for soldiers killed in the First World War, during the Second World War it accommodated both fallen soldiers brought home and men, women and children killed in the bombing of Mülheim.
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Since 1988, this cemetery has also been a German National Monument.
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A text on one of the headstones reads:

"Safe in God's Peace
EV. JOH. 15.13.
War volunteer
Artur Lang
student theology
born 27 april 1895
died a heroic death
30 Jan. 1915 in North France
Faithful to the death"

Date cemetery was established: October 1914. Visiting hours: From sunset till sunrise. Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]

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