CAUDRY GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY
Nord
France
Location Information
Caudry is a town 10 kilometres east of Cambrai on the south side of the main road to Le Cateau. From the Cambrai-Le Cateau road (the N 43) take the dual carriageway into Caudry town. Follow this road for 1100 metres to a traffic light controlled junction. Turn left and follow this road for approximately 225 metres to a small road on the right (the first CWGC sign is at this junction). The cemetery lies on the left side of the road after travelling 100 metres.
Historical Information
Caudry town was the scene of part of the Battle of Le Cateau on the 26th August 1914, and from that date it remained in German hands until the 10th October 1918, when it was captured by the 37th Division. It had been a German centre for medical units, and during October 1918 and the following five months the 21st, 3rd, 19th and 49th Casualty Clearing Stations passed through it. The British Cemetery (originally called the German Cemetery Extension) was begun in October 1918 by the New Zealand Division and carried on by the Casualty Clearing Stations. It was completed after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the German Cemetery and from Audencourt British Cemetery. At the same time the bodies of two French soldiers and one Italian were removed to other burial grounds. Caudry German Military Cemetery stands behind the British Cemetery.
There are 3194 German servicemen commemorated in this cemetery.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
Caudry is a town 10 kilometres east of Cambrai on the south side of the main road to Le Cateau. From the Cambrai-Le Cateau road (the N 43) take the dual carriageway into Caudry town. Follow this road for 1100 metres to a traffic light controlled junction. Turn left and follow this road for approximately 225 metres to a small road on the right (the first CWGC sign is at this junction). The cemetery lies on the left side of the road after travelling 100 metres.
Historical Information
Caudry town was the scene of part of the Battle of Le Cateau on the 26th August 1914, and from that date it remained in German hands until the 10th October 1918, when it was captured by the 37th Division. It had been a German centre for medical units, and during October 1918 and the following five months the 21st, 3rd, 19th and 49th Casualty Clearing Stations passed through it. The British Cemetery (originally called the German Cemetery Extension) was begun in October 1918 by the New Zealand Division and carried on by the Casualty Clearing Stations. It was completed after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the German Cemetery and from Audencourt British Cemetery. At the same time the bodies of two French soldiers and one Italian were removed to other burial grounds. Caudry German Military Cemetery stands behind the British Cemetery.
There are 3194 German servicemen commemorated in this cemetery.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
