Commonwealth War Graves General Cemetery Den Burg
Texel (Den Burg) General Cemetery contains a plot of 167 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, most of them airmen. 44 of the burials are unidentified.
The Commonwealth War Cemetery in Den Burg also includes two Czechoslovak war graves.
The monument 'The story behind the headstone' is a book with the data of 123 of the total of 167 fallen soldiers buried at the Commonwealth portion of the General Cemetery of Den Burg are. It stands in a gazebo at the cemetery.
There are also plaques added with the story of the conduct of the war on the island.
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Nearby
Museum
- Juttersmuseum Texel - Oudeschild, Texel
- Aviation en War Museum Texel - De Cocksdorp, Texel
- Navy Museum Den Helder - Den Helder
Point of interest
- Old Navy Yard Willemsoord Den Helder - Den Helder
- Former German Command Post & Telephone Station Navy Yard Willemsoord - Den Helder
Monument
- Tree of Life Texel - Den Burg, Texel
- War Memorial Texel - Den Burg, Texel
- Memorial Wiindow Roman Catholic Church - Den Burg, Texel
Cemetery
Remembrance Stone
- Memorial Stones Molengracht 7 - Den Helder
- Memorial Stones Loodsgracht 68 - Den Helder
- Memorial Stones Loodsgracht 13 - Den Helder
Fortification
- WN 21 H - FA Pferdestall - Den Burg, Texel
- WN 21 H - Regelbau 617 Bunker Texla - Den Burg, Texel
- Batterij Den Hoorn (BP 19b) - Dutch Gun Emplacement - Den Hoorn, Texel
Crash site
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