Normandy cemetery

Normandy cemetery

Normandy cemetery can refer to:

*The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, located near the battle site at Omaha Beach
*The village of La Cambe and its World War II cemetery for the German troops killed at Omaha Beach
*Orglandes War Cemetery, World War II cemetery for the German troops


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