Normandy American Cemetery | American Battle Monuments Commission (2024)

FAQs

How many U.S. military dead are buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial? ›

Normandy American Cemetery

The site covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 American War Dead, most of whom died during the landings and ensuing operations.

The cemetery site, at the north end of its half mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,388 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations.

Like all other overseas American cemeteries in France for World War I and II, the French Government has granted the United States a special concession to the land occupied by the cemetery, for an unlimited duration, free of any charge or any tax, as long as the United States maintains the cemetery.

These hallowed grounds preserve the remains of nearly 9,400 Americans who died during the Allied liberation of France. Three Medal of Honor recipients rest here. Forty-five sets of brothers lie side by side.

Casualties on Omaha Beach were the worst of any of the invasion beaches on D-Day, with 2,400 casualties suffered by U.S. forces. And that includes wounded and killed as well as missing. There is no concrete number for the German forces that were killed at Omaha Beach.

Unlike later wars, where combat fatalities were airlifted back to the United States for burial in family or national military cemeteries, the Allied dead of the Normandy invasion were buried close to where they fell.

Of the 4,414 Allied troops killed on D-Day, 2,501 were Americans. More than 5,000 were wounded. In the ensuing Battle of Normandy, 73,000 Allied forces were killed and 153,000 wounded.

Where is the biggest WW2 cemetery? The CWGC war cemetery with the largest number of WW2 burials is Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in northwest Germany.

The Normandy American Cemetery is one of 14 permanent American World War II military cemeteries on foreign soil. The government of France granted use of this land, in perpetuity, as a permanent burial ground without charge or taxation. “Time will not dim the glory of their deeds.”

Omaha Beach.

The 1st Infantry assault experienced the worst ordeal of D- Day operations.

Where is General Patton buried? ›

The city of Luxembourg served as headquarters for General George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army. The cemetery is the final resting place of General Patton.

On D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops in Normandy. 73,000 American (23,250 on Utah Beach, 34,250 on Omaha Beach, and 15,500 airborne troops), 83,115 British and Canadian (61,715 of them British) with 24,970 on Gold Beach, 21,400 on Juno Beach, 28,845 on Sword Beach, and 7,900 airborne troops.

And a few notable bands of brothers are here with us today,” Biden said during the ceremony that was livestreamed by several outlets, including C-SPAN. More than 4,400 Allied troops died on the first day of the invasion, including 2,501 Americans. “Just walk the rows of the cemetery as I had.

A war grave is a burial place for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations.

Overview. Within the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial in France, which covers 130.5 acres, rest the largest number of our military dead in Europe, a total of 14,246.

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia USA, is the largest military cemetery in the world, with more than 400,000 military veterans and other eligible burials.