Bapaume Communal Cemetery
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| Established | 1914 |
| Location | Bapaume, Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Country | British and Commonwealth |
| Coordinates | 50°6′40″N 2°50′50″E / 50.11111°N 2.84722°E |
| Type | Military |
| Owned by | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| No. of graves | 27 |
| Website | cwgc.org |
| Find a Grave | Bapaume Communal Cemetery |
The Bapaume Communal Cemetery is a cemetery located in the French commune of Bapaume (Pas-de-Calais). The military cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and commemorates British and Commonwealth soldiers who fought in World War I and World War II. The cemetery honors mostly those who died fighting near the village of Bapaume between September 1914 and September 1918 and between May 1940 and 1945.[1]
Location[]
The cemetery is located north of Bapaume, which is itself located on the D917 road between the cities of Arras and Paris.[1]
History[]
- First World War
Bapaume was conquered by the Germans on 26 September 1914 and was retaken by the British on 17 March 1917. The Germans took the village again on 24 March 1918 during their spring offensive, but the Allied New Zealand Division was able to take it back on 29 August. Two battles, occurring on 24–25 March 1918 and 31 August – 3 September 1918, respectively, are named after the village.[1]
- Second World War
Bapaume was occupied by the Third Reich in May 1940 as they pursued the British Expeditionary Force in the Battle of France.[1]
- Establishment of the cemetery
The site includes 25 identified British and Commonwealth graves, of which 24 are from the First World War and one is from the Second World War. The site also contains 2 unidentified Commonwealth graves.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Cemetery Details | CWGC". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Bapaume Communal Cemetery". World War Two Cemeteries – A photographic guide to the cemeteries and memorials of WW2. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
External links[]
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France