Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery
| Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
Cross of Sacrifice | |
| For soldiers who were killed during World War II | |
| Established | February 1945 |
| Unveiled | 4 November 1946 |
| Location | 51°47′52″N 05°55′51″E / 51.79778°N 5.93083°E near |
| Total burials | 2,619 |
Unknowns | 20 |
| Burials by nation | |
Allied Forces
| |
| Burials by war | |
World War II: 2,617 | |
| Statistics source: Cemetery details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. | |
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial (French:Le Cimetière de Guerre Canadien Groesbeek, Dutch:Canadese Oorlogsbegraafplaats Groesbeek) is a Second World War Commonwealth War Graves Commission military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Groesbeek, 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. Of the total 2,619 burials, the cemetery contains 2,338 Canadian soldiers. It was built to a design by Commission architect Philip Hepworth.