Neuer Garnisonfriedhof in Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein

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Schleswig, Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein 24837 Germany

Coordinates: 54.52390, 9.53660
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The Neuer Garnisonfriedhof (New Garrison Cemetery), also known as the Neuer Militärfriedhof (New Military Cemetery) was established in 1876. After the end of the German-Dänish war of 1864, Schleswig became a large garrison town and it was decided a new cemetery was needed to supplement the nearby original Garnisonfriedhof, today referred to as the Alter Garnisonfriedhof (Old Garrison Cemetery).

The Neuer Garnisonfriedhof contains the graves of 607 German soldiers from World War I and World War II, who died in local hospitals, and the graves of prisoners of war and forced laborers from Jugoslavia, Latvia, Poland and Russia. The graves are in seven blocks, named A through F. Blocks A and F contain mostly German graves from World War II; B, C and E mostly from World War I; Block D contains the graves of Soviet prisoners/forced laborers, and Block G those from the former Jugoslavia and other countries. A further unnamed section contains the graves of civil servants from the former "Beamtenfriedhof".