The main German Military Graveyard in Normandy, this cemetery initially started out as one of a number of temporary American cemeteries. Between the end of the war and 1947, the American bodies were transferred to the Cemetery at Omaha Beach or back to the United States.
Principal cimetière allemand en Normandie, il fut tout d’abord un des nombreux cimetières temporaires américains jusqu’en 1947, date à laquelle les corps furent rapatriés aux Etats-Unis ou transférés au cimetière de Colleville-sur-Mer.