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 Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands


Latitude: 52.29929459093801, Longitude: 6.4290618896484375 | Click to get directions to Holten Canadian War Cemetery
Holten Canadian War Cemetery

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Historical Information

The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944.

The great majority of those buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetery died during the last stages of the war in Holland, during the advance of the Canadian 2nd Corps into northern Germany, and across the Ems in April and the first days of May 1945. After the end of hostilities their remains were brought together into this cemetery.

Holten Canadian War Cemetery contains 1,393 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.



All Burials

 #   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Buried   Person ID 
1. House, Charles Edward William Joseph   bur. Abt 5 Apr 1945 Canadian War Cemetery, Holten, Overijssel, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location I93992