Strasbourg Southern Communal Cemetery
- Country France
- Total identified casualties 2 Find these casualties
- Region Bas-Rhin
- Identified casualties from Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 48.543827, Longitude: 7.756496
Location information
The main entrance to Southern Communal Cemetery (Cimetiere Sud) can be found on the Rue Baggersee. The cemetery is located in the southern outskirts of the town, in the Canardiere Est district. It contains the graves of 2 soldiers of undivided India who died while prisoners of war.
Visiting information
The cemetery is open from 0700-1900 daily. The two war graves are located near the southern boundary of the cemetery, due south of the main entrance. The GPS co-ordinates for the graves is 48.541250, 7.756444.
History information
Strasbourg, the capital of the province of Alsace-Lorraine, which was the subject of contention between the French and the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War, is a large fortified town in north-eastern France, near the German border. It fell to the Germans in 1870 and was re-won in 1918, during the First World War. Strasbourg is the seat of the Prefecture of the Department of the Bas Rhin, and has a fine cathedral and university. It has good road and rail communications with Paris and the towns in north-eastern France.