Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof in Souain-Perthes-les-Hurlus, Champagne-Ardenne

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Get directions Rue de la Porte Saint-Laurent
Souain-Perthes-les-Hurlus, Departement de la Marne, Champagne-Ardenne 51600 France

Coordinates: 49.18799, 4.53701
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This cemetery contains the remains of 13,786 German soldiers of the First World War. Of the total interred, 2,064 are in individual graves, 113 of which are unknown. The mass grave (Kameradengrab) holds 11,722 remains, with 1515 of those being identified and 10,207 being unknown.

The Souain German War Cemetery is located at a hill just outside the village of Souain-Perthes-les Hurlus. On one side of this hill, the Souain French National War Cemetery (La CrouÃ©e) has more than 30,000 war graves.

The German cemetery is maintained by the Volksbund Deutsche Kreigsgraberfursorge (German War Graves Commission or "Volksbund") based on the War Graves Agreement concluded between Germany and France.

Information per the websites of German War Graves Commission (Volksbund) and the European Tourist Guide.