Champigny-Saint-André German war cemetery

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Champigny-Saint-André is a German World War II cemetery in Normandy, France. It is located 5 kilometers South of the village of Saint-André-de-l'Eure, about 25 km south east of Évreux. The burials come from the summer of 1944, as the Allies pushed out of Normandy towards Paris. It is the second largest of the six German war cemeteries in Normandy with a nearly 20,000 burials. The cemetery is maintained and managed by the voluntary German War Graves Commission. ()

Local name: Cimetière militaire allemand de Champigny-Saint-André Established: 1944 (80 years ago)Coordinates: 48°52'34"N, 1°16'34"E

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Nearby attractions include: Le Breuil-Benoît Abbey, Saint-André-de-l'Eure.

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Le Breuil-Benoît Abbey
150 min walk • Le Breuil-Benoît Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Marcilly-sur-Eure in the Eure department of Normandy, France. It is located around 10 km to the west of Dreux, on the left bank of the river Eure.
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Saint-André-de-l'Eure
55 min walk • Saint-André-de-l'Eure is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.