German WWII Military Cemetery Lommel,Belgium

The largest German military cemetery (Kriegsgräberstätte) from World War II in Western Europe is situated in Lommel. Since 1946 39.099 soldiers who died in WW1 but mainly in WW2 are buried here. During the fighting in Belgium and Germany (mainly at Aachen and Düren) the Americans buried the German dead provisionally on 4 temporary cemeteries from which the dead were later brought over to Lommel. Thousands of German soldiers who have died on Belgian soil found here their last resting place in Lommel.
The cemetery lies next to the N746, the road from Lommel to Leopoldsburg

[@duke6321]

What a waste of young human life such a war is to be seen in the soldiers' cemeteries in full force

[@hendrikkanavel8378]

I first had a similar thought many years ago as my wife and I walked through the Civil War National Cemetery at Shiloh, TN. We had just dropped off our son at college and it struck me like thunder that most of those graves held soldiers about my son's age. I could hardly breath. The same is true for these soldiers and for the millions in national cemeteries around the world. I have served in the US Navy but a paraphrase comes to me from a 1960s song; "When will we ever learn...."

[@angelamary9493]

There will always be wars ..Man Dominates Man To His Own Injury ..

[@thesouthernhistorian4153]

@@hendrikkanavel8378 and the Mass pits for the southerners Remember most confederate soldiers were young boys and adults who never experienced the joy of life, Never Got married, Didn't die with loved ones around instead shoved into the ground without a name so they are unknown to us but our heavenly fathers knows who they are.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Graman war grave

[@putramatebean2606]

I am from Timor Leste and just found this chanel rated to the WWII. This kind of war could be felt till Asia eventhough I was not born yet at the time. Rest in Peace for the late soldiers who had lost their lives during the War.

[@ralphcrow3881]

My grandfather, Otto Kreimes is buried here. Rest in peace grandfather.

[@hercg1967]

WW2 was a sad time in human history, but it can be repeated very easily

[@shaynewheeler9249]

WW2 grave

[@petersalmon2695]

Whilst nutters like putin and Kim are on the loose that is very true.

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

Ruhet in Frieden, Kameraden!

[@roblaruez133]

Much respect

[@littlenemo14]

Bullshit. They basically invited communism into Europe by trying to invade the home of communism. Who knows what would have happened had they not invaded Russia?

[@samuel.k9527]

@@littlenemo14 If they hadn't invaded Russia, the communism would still arrive in Europe at some point

[@marymhayder875]

R.i.p for all german soldiers whom fell in the war against enemies on both fronts

[@r.p.vanloon6403]

Enemies??? And why was that? But it is a waste of young lives, that's for sure.

[@georgestemple3310]

R.I.P much respect

[@vivians9392]

So sad all the youthful men lost at the whims of a psychopath named Hitler! May they all rest in peace with our Lord in heaven...

[@villenko]

This is not a cemetery but a depository for the remains of murderers in uniform. The honor and glory is worshiped and kept to those who gave everything for the liberation of peoples, freeing them from the clutches of these monsters

[@lancemousel3457]

These poor soldiers were told to go to war by tyrants I'm sure they did not want to leave their family

[@villenko]

@@lancemousel3457 This is a side of the story we will never know unless we can interview his family members who, sadly, no longer exist. What we have today is what the whole world knows: Nazis, murderers, bad guys without honor... with nothing.

[@viagra4x4]

i have been to a similar graveyard in Lommel Belgium near Leopoldsburg.Nearly 40000 including 1st ww soldiers

[@Raghnall55]

That's the one they show here

[@Exotic3000]

Very sad!

[@ShahinAyhan]

💔💔

[@samuelt5131]

It doesn't matter the cause, or what one believes in...
What a waste.
Especially of young lives.

[@michaelmax5161]

😟😭

[@Thug-12Na]

Zonde van de ruimte,konden ze beter gebruiken voor de vlaamse gemeenschap met of huizen of natuurpark/speelgebied.

[@Purrytat49]

The problem is with war it’s but whose left.

[@odorisiogilberto]

Riposino zpre in Santa Pace,nei secoli dei secoli Amen.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@shellvanderhijden4845]

de Here mag weten hoeveel oorlogsmisdadigers er tussen liggen!!

[@patrickh4540]

Voor mijn part mogen ze ze allemaal komen halen.

[@lv8920]

@@patrickh4540 wanneer u bazelt heeft u dan geen last van de echo tussen uw oren ?

[@hercg1967]

War criminals start at the top, these poor guys were exposed to the worst of human savagery and fought did what they had to to survive or die, I don’t blame the common soldier but the top leaders, politicians.. look at western and EU leaders.. human garbage that make bad choices and don’t care about there citizens

[@Thug-12Na]

Zouden ze in Duitsland ook een begraafplaats hebben voor de gealieerden en burger slachtoffers die voornamelijk Duitsland gecreërd heeft?

[@ralfkauzner3574]

Sie alle starben wegen dem Anstreicher aus Braunau wie furchtbar

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

Postkartenmaler war er.

[@ryszardskorek]

Tak zaplanowane jest istnienie świata - Poland