Aachen, Waldfriedhof

This war cemetery is the resting place of 5078 war dead from various nations of the
I. and II. World War.

I. World War I: 2455
WORLD WAR II World War II: 2623

4796 Germans
235 former Soviet Union
7 Poles
12 Yugoslavs
2 Belgians
1 French
3 Dutch
22 others


War cemetery at the Aachen Forest Cemetery

The establishment of this war cemetery goes back to a council resolution of the city of
Aachen on September 12, 1914.

After the first war dead, the soldier Heinrich Gossen, was laid to rest here on August 8, 1914
1914, found his final resting place here, the first official burial of fallen soldiers took place on September 25, 1914
the first official burial of fallen soldiers took place.
By the end of 1918, 2,455 German and foreign war dead were buried in the Aachen cemetery of honor
german and foreign war dead, who had been buried mainly as wounded and sick
Soldiers who had died in Aachen's hospitals and military hospitals.

As early as November 01, 1939, the city of Aachen had to build new cemeteries for the
first casualties of the 2nd World War. In total, this cemetery
A further 2,623 war dead were buried in this cemetery between 1939 and 1945.

The 6.20 m high and 30-ton stone high cross made of Belgian granite
was erected in the cemetery on October 26, 1957.
This mighty cross - formerly a gift from the city of Aachen - had previously been
german cemetery of honor in Ougrèe-Boncelles near Liège/Belgium.
After the German soldiers buried there during the First World War were reburied in Lommel
to Lommel - the largest German war cemetery in Belgium - the stone
stone high cross with the inscription: "Here rest German soldiers -
1914-1918 - 1939-1945"
was returned to the city of Aachen. In 1960/1961, the cemetery of
Cemetery was partially redesigned by erecting new gravestones and grave crosses made of "Anröchter
Dolomite".
The last major reburial of 104 war dead took place in the early summer of 1961.

Today, the largest war cemetery in the former administrative district of Aachen, covering around 8.9 hectares, is home to
Administrative district of Aachen 5,078 war dead from 16 nations. Among them are 4,796
Germans, 235 Russians, 15 Romanians, 11 Serbs, 7 Poles, 3 Dutch,
2 Belgians and one each from France, Austria, Spain, Hungary, Yugoslavia,
Turks, Ukrainians, Indians and Canadians.

Among the dead are also numerous women, men and children who were
Victims of bombing in the city of Aachen who found their final resting place in corridors 9 and 39
as well as 52 concentration camp victims,
whose urns were moved from the Waldfriedhof to plot 8b of the cemetery of honor in August 1962
cemetery in August 1962.