The dead of both world wars are buried in the Nagykanizsa town cemetery
are buried there.
Description of the cemetery:
The names and dates of the buried are inscribed on the front and back of granite crosses
On the front and back of granite crosses. In the middle of the grounds stands a
Made of oak wood.
Burial
More than 400 German soldiers were buried in the Nagykanizsa communal cemetery during
World War II, more than 400 German soldiers were buried in individual graves. Already
a few years after the end of the war, the individual graves could hardly be
the area appeared completely neglected. After the conclusion of an
Agreement on the maintenance of individual graves in 1964, at least some of the graves were
were restored and inscribed with the names of the dead.
In 1990, the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e. V. received permission to
Permission to create a new burial ground at the municipal cemetery. In July 1991
the Volksbund's reburial service exhumed the dead. Among the 459
Among them were 98 Hungarian soldiers and civilians as well as war dead of other nationalities
other nationalities. Their remains were reinterred in the new area at the back of the cemetery
Part of the cemetery. Additional burials from surrounding villages
the number of war graves increased to more than 750.
History
Around 54,000 German soldiers lost their lives during the Second World War in
Their lives in Hungary. The names of 35,000 of these war dead are known. From the
First World War, 617 deaths are recorded for Hungary. The grave locations of two
Of the deceased were spread over 120 different locations.
Initial negotiations with Hungary on the care of war graves began in 1963
began as early as 1963. In accordance with the resolution of the
Red Cross societies in 1965, Hungary was the only Eastern European country to exchange
Country to exchange war grave records with the Volksbund. Even before 1989, the
Volksbund was able to repair individual war gravesites in Hungary. On 23.
The German-Hungarian War Graves Agreement came into force on December 23, 1994.
The recovery and reburial of thousands of German war dead began. Many
were subsequently identified. In the meantime, the War Graves Commission in
16 war cemeteries in Hungary. Its official contact partner is the
Ministry of Defense, Department for Military Tradition and War Graves
War graves care.
The new German-Hungarian war cemetery in Nagykan, inaugurated on October 1, 1993
War cemetery in Nagykanizsa, inaugurated on October 1, 1993, is also a collective cemetery for Zala County
Zala County.
Special feature
In addition to the German cemetery, there is also a war cemetery for
austro-Hungarian soldiers who lost their lives in the First World War and
for members of the Red Army who died in the Second World War.
