Niederzwehren CWGC WW1 Cemetery
Description:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Cemetery holds graves of over 1780 Commonwealth prisoners of war from World War I, and is located alongside a separate site where about 2,000 Russian prisoners were buried. The Cemetery was erected on the site of a prisoner of war camp which held up to 38,000 prisoners from the British Commonwealth, Serbia, Romania, Italy, Belgium, France, and Russia, as well as a few prisoners from USA and Portugal during 1914-1918. Inside the CWGC cemetery are the isolated burials of American soldiers who served in British Commonwealth of Nations forces during World War I.
Address:
Langes Feld , 34134 , Kassel , Hessen , Hessen , Germany
The Cemetery is located 8 kilometers south of Kassel Main Rail Station and 1 kilometer from the intersection of highways A49 and A44. Approach Kassel on the A49 motorway, leaving at junction Kassel Niederzwehren, which merges onto Frankfurter Strasse. The first right hand turning leads into the Dittershauser Strasse. Continue on this road which becomes a narrow road at the bend. Follow the bend to the right, where the cemetery is clearly signposted, which leads to a small crossroads. Turn left at the crossroads where Niederzwehren Cemetery becomes visible from the roadside.
Map reference (click on pin to see Lat/Long):
51.26399 9.46544 Langes Feld
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