Polish War Cemetery
Grainville-Langannerie Polish war cemetery is the only Polish Second World War cemetery in France. It is located 17 km south of Caen, Normandy, and contains 696 Polish war graves. It is one of seven military cemeteries now maintained by the French state.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery located in Calvados, in France
- Also known as: “Cimetière militaire polonais d’Urville-Langannerie”, “Grainville-Langannerie Polish war cemetery”, “Nécropole nationale polonaise d’Urville-Langannerie”, and “Polish Cemetery in Grainville-Langannerie”
Photo: Remiforall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Remiforall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Remiforall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Remiforall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Remiforall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Lô de Bretteville-le-Rabet and Église Saint-Étienne de Grainville-Langannerie.
Église Saint-Lô de Bretteville-le-Rabet
Church
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Église Saint-Lô de Bretteville-le-Rabet is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Polish War Cemetery.
Église Saint-Étienne de Grainville-Langannerie
Church
Photo: Entomolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Étienne de Grainville-Langannerie is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Polish War Cemetery.
Église Notre-Dame d’Urville
Church
Photo: Entomolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame d’Urville is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Polish War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urville and Gouvix.
Urville
Village
Photo: Entomolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urville is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. Iron mining was an important industry in the village until 1989. The village was at the head of a mineral railway linking the iron mines to the SMN steel mills.
Gouvix
Village
Photo: Entomolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gouvix is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Gouvix is situated 3 km northwest of Polish War Cemetery.
Saint-Germain-le-Vasson
Village
Saint-Germain-le-Vasson is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Saint-Germain-le-Vasson is situated 3½ km southwest of Polish War Cemetery.
Polish War Cemetery
Latitude
49.02306° or 49° 1′ 23″ northLongitude
-0.27087° or 0° 16′ 15″ westOpen location code
8CXX2PFH+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 24891774OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q4291154
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Polish War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Poolse militaire begraafplaats in Grainville-Langannerie”
- French: “cimetière militaire polonais de Grainville-Langannerie”
- French: “Cimetière militaire polonais de Grainville-Langannerie”
- French: “cimetière militaire polonais de Langanerie”
- French: “cimetière polonais de Langannerie”
- Polish: “Polski Cmentarz Wojenny w Grainville-Langannerie”
- Polish: “Polski Cmentarz Wojenny”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Château de l’Hospital and Town hall of Bretteville-le-Rabet.
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