BUDAÖRS GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY
Near Budapest
Hungary
Historical Information
Around 54,000 Germans lost their lives in Hungary during the Second World War in bitter fighting with the invading Red Army. The last resting place of 35,000 of them is now known. Just over 14,000 soldiers lie at the military cemetery in Budaörs
The cemetery, is the result of the initiative of the German War Graves Commission. The Hungarian state made the roughly six-hectare plot available. The location was chosen, among other reasons, because of its good accessibility, in particular for visitors from Western Europe. In addition to the Budaörs cemetery, the landscape architect also takes care of 15 other German military cemeteries in Hungary.
Pictures © Nicholas Philpot
Around 54,000 Germans lost their lives in Hungary during the Second World War in bitter fighting with the invading Red Army. The last resting place of 35,000 of them is now known. Just over 14,000 soldiers lie at the military cemetery in Budaörs
The cemetery, is the result of the initiative of the German War Graves Commission. The Hungarian state made the roughly six-hectare plot available. The location was chosen, among other reasons, because of its good accessibility, in particular for visitors from Western Europe. In addition to the Budaörs cemetery, the landscape architect also takes care of 15 other German military cemeteries in Hungary.
Pictures © Nicholas Philpot
