Cimetière Militaire - Pihen lès Guines - France
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N 50° 52.239 E 001° 47.329
31U E 414776 N 5636139
[EN] Commonwealth War Cemetery Pihen-lès-Guines [FR] Cimetière de Guerre Commonwealth Pihen-lès-Guines
Waymark Code: WMT2HM
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 09/14/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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[EN] Although the entrance is through the communal cemetery it is in no way connected with that burial ground. The land on which it is situated was requisitioned from a private owner by the Germans in 1943, and was set apart for the burial of Allied servicemen.

There are now nearly 150, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated on Pihen-lès-Guines War Cemetery. Of these, a third are unidentified and 1 sailor and 4 soldiers whose graves in this cemetery could not be precisely located, are commemorated by special memorials, inscribed "Buried near this spot". In addition a special memorial perpetuates the name of a British soldier buried at the time in Audinghen Churchyard, whose grave is now lost. The memorial is inscribed to this effect with the addition of the quotation "Their glory shall not be blotted out".

[FR] Bien que l'entrée se fait par le cimetière communal, il est en aucun cas lié à ce que l'inhumation sol. Le terrain sur lequel il est situé a été réquisitionnée à un propriétaire privé par les Allemands en 1943, et a été mis à part pour l'enterrement des militaires alliés.

Il y a maintenant près de 150, 1939-45 blessés de guerre commémorés sur Pihen-lès-Guines Cimetière de guerre. Parmi ceux-ci, un tiers sont non identifiés et 1 marin et 4 soldats dont les tombes dans ce cimetière ne pouvait pas être situé précisément, sont commémorés par des monuments commémoratifs spéciaux, l'inscription «Enterré près de cet endroit." En outre, un monument spécial perpétue le nom d'un soldat britannique enterré à l'époque en Audinghen Churchyard, dont la tombe est maintenant perdu. Le mémorial est inscrit à cet effet avec l'ajout de la citation «Leur gloire ne doit pas être effacé".
Date cemetery was established: 1/1/1945

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