World War II Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

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The World War II Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial honors American soldiers who died during operations in Europe during World War II. It is located in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach.

<nowiki>Cementerio Estadounidense de Normandía; ノルマンディー米軍英霊墓地; Colleville-sur-meri amerikai katonai temető; בית הקברות הצבאי והאנדרטה האמריקניים בנורמנדי; Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial; Cementèri american de Colleville-sur-Mer; 諾曼第美軍紀念墓園; Campusantu y monumentu estauxunidense de Normandía; Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial; cimitero e monumento alla memoria americano in Normandia; Americký hřbitov a památník v Normandii; cimetière américain de Colleville-sur-Mer; cementerio situado en Calvados, en Francia; cimetière militaire; cimitero militare in Normandia; cemetery located in Calvados, in France; בית קברות בצרפת; цвинтар у Франції; begraafplaats in Colleville-sur-Mer, Frankrijk; Cementerio Estadounidense de Normandia; cementerio militar americano de Normandía</nowiki>
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial 
cemetery located in Calvados, in France
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LocationColleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy, Metropolitan France, France
Inception
  • 8 June 1944
Number of graves
  • 9,387
Map49° 21′ 36″ N, 0° 51′ 27″ W
Authority file
Wikidata Q2134416
VIAF ID: 288164790
Library of Congress authority ID: n2012069664
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 9390140
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La Cambe German military cemetery