Champigny-Saint-André German war cemetery
Champigny-Saint-André is a German World War II cemetery in Normandy, France. It is located 5 kilometers South of the village of Saint-André-de-l'Eure, about 25 km (16 mi) south east of Évreux. The burials come from the summer of 1944, as the Allies pushed out of Normandy towards Paris. It is the second largest of the six German war cemeteries in Normandy with a nearly 20,000 burials. The cemetery is maintained and managed by the voluntary German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge).
| Champigny-Saint-André German war cemetery | |
|---|---|
| German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge) | |
German war cemetery at Champigny-Saint-André | |
| Used for those deceased | |
| Established | 1944 |
| Location | 48°52′30.9″N 1°16′29.6″E near Saint-André-de-l'Eure, Normandy, France |
| Total burials | 19,831 |
| Burials by nation | |
| Burials by war | |
World War II | |
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