Meppen Katholischer Friedhof Marktstiege

First World War graves

- 22 German soldiers, died in the Meppen military hospital, most in 1918

- 11 Russian prisoners of war, all died in 1918


German soldiers of the Second World War

- 62 German soldiers and some civilians. The youngest is a 16-year-old anti-aircraft assistant.

They died in the Meppen hospital, in a bombing raid on January 11, 1944, or fell during the final battles with Canadian troops in and around Meppen in mid-April 1945.


Polish burial ground:

- 16 soldiers from the 1st Polish Panzer Division, 6 of whom remain unknown

- 2 Polish soldiers from other units and.

Most of them died after the end of the war in 1945/47 during the Polish occupation of the Emsland in Meppen or were transferred here from other places.

- 45 Polish former forced laborers and children who died after the end of the war in the camp for "Displaced Persons (DPs)" in Meppen.


Meppen Kath Friedhof Marktstiege
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