SALOMÉ GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY
Nord
France
Location Information
Salomé is a village and commune 20 kilometres south-west of Lille and 3 kilometres east of La Bassée. This is a town on the N.41 (Lille-Bethune) road 22 kilometres south-east of Lille. The communal cemetery is on the eastern side of the village, on the D.141 road to Hantay and the German Military Cemetery is located at the back.
Historical Information
The German cemetery of Salomé created in January 1916 contains 3548 bodies of Germans soldiers, 2 bodies of Austro-Hungarian soldiers and 2 bodies of Portuguese soldiers located in the centre of the cemetery.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
Salomé is a village and commune 20 kilometres south-west of Lille and 3 kilometres east of La Bassée. This is a town on the N.41 (Lille-Bethune) road 22 kilometres south-east of Lille. The communal cemetery is on the eastern side of the village, on the D.141 road to Hantay and the German Military Cemetery is located at the back.
Historical Information
The German cemetery of Salomé created in January 1916 contains 3548 bodies of Germans soldiers, 2 bodies of Austro-Hungarian soldiers and 2 bodies of Portuguese soldiers located in the centre of the cemetery.
Pictures © Johan Pauwels
