Grebbeberg War Cemetery
Grebbeberg War Cemetery is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located on the Grebbeberg, a hill 2 km east of Rhenen the Netherlands. The cemetery contains 799 military personnel and one civilian who died during the invasion of the Netherlands by the Germans in May 1940.Photo: NielsB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: Netherlands
- Also known as: “Militair Ereveld Grebbeberg” and “Military War Cemetery Grebbeberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monument voor vermisten van mei ‘40 and Gedenkzuil van het 8ste R.I..
Monument voor vermisten van mei ‘40
Memorial
Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monument voor vermisten van mei ‘40 is a memorial.
Gedenkzuil van het 8ste R.I.
Memorial
Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gedenkzuil van het 8ste R.I. is a memorial.
Grebbeberg
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grebbeberg is a 52-meter high hill located east of Rhenen, Netherlands in the province of Utrecht. It forms the southeastern tip of the Utrecht Hill Ridge, a moraine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achterberg and Kesteren.
Achterberg
Village
Photo: Yaroslav Blanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Achterberg is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is part of the municipality of Rhenen and it lies about 5 km west of Wageningen. The village was first mentioned in 1417 as Achterbergh, and means " behind the hill".
Kesteren
Village
Photo: MichielverbeekNL, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Kesteren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 8 km southwest of Wageningen. Kesteren is situated 3 km southwest of Grebbeberg War Cemetery.
Opheusden
Village
Photo: GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Opheusden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies some 5 km south-west of Wageningen. Opheusden is situated 4 km southeast of Grebbeberg War Cemetery.
Grebbeberg War Cemetery
- Categories: memorial cemetery, war cemetery, war memorial, and burial
- Location: Rhenen, Utrecht Hill Ridge, Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.95567° or 51° 57′ 20″ northLongitude
5.60052° or 5° 36′ 2″ eastInception
May 1940Operator
OorlogsgravenstichtingOpen location code
9F37XJ42+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 75910251OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2088039
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In Other Languages
“Grebbeberg War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “militair ereveld Grebbeberg”
- Dutch: “Militair ereveld Grebbeberg”
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Highlights include Grebbeberg and Koningstafel.
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