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The Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery (grid reference) is on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. The cemetery contains nearly 5,000 burials from both the First and Second World War. The burials are mainly German and Austrian nationals with a very small number of Ukrainians.
The cemetery, in Cannock Chase, contains a building in grey-buff brick, sandstone and concrete. This consists of a rectangular central range, with caretaker's accommodation to left, a semi-enclosed terrace beyond, a cloister link to a square Hall of Honour, with the cemetery and the Zeppelin Terrace further beyond. In the Zeppelin Terrace are ...
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It was converted into offices in the 1980s, initially for Cannock Chase Technical College but, in 2016, it was refurbished for private use. [6] Cannock Chase German war cemetery is located nearby containing 4,885 German military dead from the First and Second World Wars. It is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. [7]
Graves of Karl Ritscherle (1898–1940) and Erich Salomo (1920–1940), Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire, England (Block 9 Row 5 Grave 27) On 7 January 1918, he was transferred to Fliegerersatz-Abteilung (Replacement Detachment) 1 as an instructor; he also learned to fly during this posting.
[3] [4] He was buried on 20 January 1941 in the cemetery of Fair Isle but, along with his colleague Georg Nentwig who also died in the crash, he was later reburied at the Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire, England.
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