Cimetière parisien de Bagneux

Once a battlefield in May 1871, during the uprising of the 'Commune de Paris', the site became the Parisian cemetery of Bagneux by decree of 12 May 1884, in response to the growing population of Paris. Opened on 15 November 1886, the cemetery covers 61.52 hectares with over 83,000 plots, each avenue named after its characteristic tree species.

Often called the "Jewish cemetery," it houses significant Jewish sections, including collective graves for mutual aid societies.

During the German occupation of France (1940-1944), the cemetery was used by the Germans to secretly bury victims of the national socialist regime. It is alleged that British commando's participating in Operation Frankton were buried on this cemetery.

The cemetery today houses multiple war memorials, military plots and civilian war graves, as well as many veterans.

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Source

• Text: TracesofWar
• Photos: Djampa