Brouay War Cemetery

Brouay War Cemetery is a Second World War cemetery of Commonwealth soldiers in France, located between Caen and Bayeux, Normandy. The cemetery contains 377 graves, of which 7 are unidentified.^[1] The cemetery is adjacent to the commune's graveyard.

Brouay War Cemetery
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Brouay war cemetery adjacent to Brouay Church
For Operation Overlord
Established	1944
Location	49.2148°N 0.5619°W / 49.2148; -0.5619 near  Brouay, Calvados, France
Designed by	Philip D. Hepworth
Total burials	370
Unknowns	7
Burials by nation
United Kingdom: 368 Canada: 2
Burials by war
World War II
Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

History

During the Allies push out of the Normandy bridgeheads, a key target was the taking of Caen. The majority of those interred in the cemetery were killed in heavy fighting in late June and July 1944 as the Allies encircled Caen (Operation Epsom, Operation Jupiter and Operation Spring).

Location

The cemetery is midway between Bayeux and Caen, in the Calvados department, on the Route d'Audrieu (D.94). It is located 3.25 kilometres southeast of Bayeux. Access is via some steps at the eastern corner of Brouay Church.

Photographs

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  Sacrificial cross in Brouay war cemetery
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  Brouay war cemetery
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  Graves in the cemetery
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  Graves and cross in the cemetery
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  Entrance to Brouay war cemetery

See also

• American Battle Monuments Commission
• UK National Inventory of War Memorials
• German War Graves Commission
• List of military cemeteries in Normandy

References

1. "Cemetery". www.cwgc.org.

Further reading

• Shilleto, Carl, and Tolhurst, Mike (2008). "A Traveler's Guide to D-Day and the Battle of Normandy". Northampton, Mass.: Interlink. ISBN 1-56656-555-3

External links

• Brouay War Cemetery at Find a Grave