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Commonwealth War Cemetery Ranville
(France - Basse-Normandie - Ranville)
The Allied offensive in north-western Europe began with the Normandy landings of 6 June 1944.
Ranville was the first village to be liberated in France when the bridge over the Caen Canal was captured intact in the early hours of 6 June by troops of the 6th Airborne Division, who were landed nearby by parachute and glider.
Many of the division's casualties are buried in Ranville War Cemetery and the adjoining churchyard.
The cemetery contains 2,235 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 97 of them unidentified. There are also 330 German graves and a few burials of other nationalities.
Click for more information on the overview at the bottom of the page.
Source
- Text: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Photos: De Roust Jente (1,2,3,4) & Jeroen Koppes (5)
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Address and contactinformation
- Address:
- Rue Comte Louis de Rohan-Chebou
Ranville - WWII grade:
- 100%
- Rating:
- 80%
Where is it?
Nearby (help)
Museum
Point of interest
Monument
- Glider Marker 2 Bénouville
- Memorial Major Jack Watson Ranville
- Memorial Well Mare Saint-Pierre Hermanville-sur-Mer
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Breville
- Commonwealth War Cemetery Hermanville
- Commonwealth War Graves Cagny
Fortification
Amongst others, the following persons are buried here (Overview)
| Name | Date of death |
|---|---|
| Gerard, Edouard | August 16th, 1944 |
| Largent, Amos William | July 9th, 1944 |
| Niblock, James | July 18th, 1944 |
| Taylor, Alexander Surridge | July 19th, 1944 |
| Walton, Robert William | June 16th, 1944 |
