Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin-Mitte, Berlin

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Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin 10115 Germany

Coordinates: 52.53194, 13.37111
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The Invalids' Cemetery is one of Berlin's oldest cemeteries. Traditionally it was the resting place of the Prussian Army. It is particularly important as a memorial to the German Wars of Liberation of 1813-15. Established in 1748 to provide burial for veterans wounded in the War of the Austrian Succession who inhabited the nearby hostel or Invalidenhaus which was built on orders of King Frederick the Great. By royal decree dated 1824 the Invalidenfriedhof became the burial ground for all distinguished Prussian military personnel. The cemetery is the resting place of soldiers killed during the Revolutions of 1848 in the German States as well as several commanders and officers who fought in WWI and members of the Nazi Regime. A memorial to Berliners killed trying to cross the Berlin Wall and the unmarked mass grave of Berliners killed in allied air raids can also be found here.