Jonkerbos War Cemetery

WWII CWGC cemetery in Netherlands

51°49′19″N 5°49′48″E / 51.8219°N 5.8299°E / 51.8219; 5.8299

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Total burials1,643

Unknowns

99Burials by nation

Allied Forces

British Commonwealth 1,629
Unidentified 99
Other nationalities 13

Burials by war

World War II: 1,643

Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

The Jonkerbos War Cemetery and Memorial is located in the town of Nijmegen, Netherlands. The cemetery contains 1,643 British Commonwealth and foreign service personnel of World War II. It was built to a design by Commission architect Philip Hepworth.^[1]^[2]

On Remembrance Day 2022 (May 4) the cemetery was vandalized with swastikas and other paintings such as the Ukrainian flag and references to Azov.^[3]

Background

On the site of this cemetery the preparation camp was stationed for the Waal Crossing during Operation Market Garden. Approximately 400 soldiers were first buried at an army complex in the neighborhood and were reburied in 1947 on this site.^[2]

There are 1,389 Britons, 88 Canadians, 34 Australians, 21 New Zealanders, 7 Polish, 5 Belgians, 1 Dutch and 1 Russian military buried here.^[4]

Images

War memorial
Cross of Sacrifice

Nearby Commonwealth War Graves

References

^ "Nijmegen, 'Jonkerbos War Cemetery'". www.4en5mei.nl.
^ ^a ^b "Jonkerbos War Cemetery, with list of casualties". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^ "Nijmegen war cemetery vandalized on Remembrance Day".
^ "Jonkerbos War Cemetery | Cemetery Details".