CWGC Information

Country:
Netherlands
Locality:
Utrecht
Identified Casualties:
20

Location Information

The village of Rhenen is situated in the province of Utrecht, 26 kilometres west-south-west of Arnhem and 47 kilometres east-south-east of Utrecht. The General Cemetery is located on the north-east side of the village in the Achterbergschestraatweg. The war graves are on the left-hand side, off the main entrance path in the cemetery.

Historical Information

There are now 23, 1939-1945 war casualties commemorated in this site, 3 of which are unidentified. There is also 1 unidentified Polish soldier buried here.

Known unto God

4 unknown men are buried in the Cemetery as a result of the fighting in the Arnhem-Oosterbeek area from 17th September 1944-26th September 1944.. They were all recovered from the Rhine

Rhenen, General Cemetery links

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2212961
http://www.peterswar.net/PeterswarII/Pages/Utrecht/RhenenGC.htm

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