Military Cemeteries

Images of military cemeteries featuring rows of gravestones set in lush green landscapes, highlighting solemnity and remembrance.

Franklin, Tennessee. The Confederate cemetery at Carnton Manor, 1500 graves are the result of the Battle of Franklin. (Large format sizes available)

Franklin, Tennessee. The Confederate cemetery at Carnton Manor, 1500 graves are the result of the Battle of Franklin. (Large format sizes available)

USA, Mississippi, Vicksburg. Vicksburg National Military Park. Vicksburg National Cemetery, est. 1866. Of nearly 17,000 Union soldiers buried about 13,000 are unknown.

Rows of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC.

View of rows of white headstones stand in solemn formation across a vibrant green lawn, as a squirrel scurries amidst fallen leaves, Arlington, Virginia, United States.

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France, Normandy, on 2020-10-11. Bayeux British Military Cemetery. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Normandie, le 2020-10-11. Cimetiere militaire britannique de Bayeux. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Cemetery of fallen American soldiers ,France, Normandy, Omaha Beach, December 24, 2022

Graves of First World War One soldiers at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Europe

Tyne Cot Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for First World War British soldiers at Passendale, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Numerous white gravestones, rows, soldier's graves, war graves, the fallen, Terlincthun British war cemetery, world war, Wimille, Boulogne sur Mer, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Europe

Rows of gravestones at Tidworth military cemetery, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, UK

Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for British soldiers of the First World War, Westvleteren, Belgium, Europe

Ovillers War Cemetery, Somme, Picardy, France

Gravestones, National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA, North America

US American Military Cemetery, Cimetière militaire américain de Saint-Avold, English Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Moselle, France, Europe

WA, Seattle, Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, at Washelli-Evergreen (Large format sizes available)

Graves of First World War One soldiers at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Europe

The white crosses of Americans soldiers killed in World War II in the American cemetery in Luxembourg. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

A picture of the tombstones at the Arlington National Cemetery

War memorial at Hartmannsweilerkopf, Elsace, France, Europe

American War Cemetary, Colleville sur Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe

Gravestones at Airborne Cemetery, Oosterbeek, Netherlands, Fallen Cemetery, War Graves, Military Cemetery

MT, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, National Cemetery for military veterns

1980s WORLD WAR II AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERY AND MEMORIAL GENERAL GEORGE PATTON IS BURIED HERE LUXEMBOURG CITY LUXEMBOURG

Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, walk the 50-acre Luxembourg American Cemetery grounds, June 11, 2022. The cemetery dedicated in 1960 is the resting place of nearly 5,100 Americans. The group of 10 Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, toured the cemetery and memorial as the final stop of a three-day Leader Professional Development (LPD) trip to Belgium and Luxembourg, June 9-11, 2022. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

Quiet view of an American military cemetery that celebrates the national pride in a quiet view of an American military cemetery that celebrates the national pride

2000s ROWS OF GRAVESTONES IN SPRING ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY ARLINGTON VA USA. Image shot 2000. Exact date unknown.

Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Tuscany, Italy

Memorial grave marker crosses at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Omaha Beach, Colleville sur Mer, Basse Normandie, France.

Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Tuscany, Italy

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Sanctuary Wood Cemetery for the dead of the First World War, 5 km east of Ypres, Belgium. Sanctuary Wood was named by British troops in November 1914 when it was used to shelter troops. Fighting took place in it in September 1915 and it was fought over by Canadian and German soldiers during the Battle of Mount Sorrel in early June 1916. The majority of these graves are from the battles around Ypres in 1914 and the Allied offensive in late 1917.

Veterans cemetery adorned with wreaths for the holiday season

tombstones unknown soldiers at the military cemetery Volgograd Russia July 12, 2015 Soviet military cemetery Copyright: xZoonar.com/mrivsergx 9219152

Headstones at the Bretteville-surLaize Canadian war Cemetery in France

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Holten,Netherlands - June 01, 2018: Well maintained graves of fallen canadian soldiers during WW2 on the canadian war cemetary in Holland . graves of fallen canadian soldiers. graves of fallen canadian soldiers

USA, District of Columbia, Washington DC. Graves in Arlington Cemetery.

The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Europe

Section 55 close to the committal shelter A on barrancas National Cemetery. As of 2022, Barrancas National Cemetery, located on NAS Pensacola, is the resting place for over 40,000 individuals.

USA, Washington DC. Arlington National Cemetery.

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across Americas clean-up day, commonly known as Wreaths Out, in Section 65 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 22, 2022. Volunteers removed over 257,000 wreaths originally placed Dec. 18, 2021, at ANC. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)

Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world, with over 12,000 soldiers' graves from the First World War, Passendale, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

CEMENTERIO BRITANICO DE LA I GUERRA MUNDIAL(1919)-VISTA GENERAL DE LAS LAPIDAS. Location: CEMENTERIO DE LANGEMARK. Ypres. Belgien.

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Canadian Military Cemetery in Sicily, Italy, Retro Image Filtered Style

Military Cemetery on Mt. Scopus, 1917, Jerusalem, Israel

War graves, Bayeux British War Cemetery, Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France

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USA, South Dakota, Sturgis. Black Hills National Cemetery for military veterans.

A soldier from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) collects rifle shells following military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Megellas in Section 75 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 2, 2022.Megellas is considered the most decorated officers in the history of the 82nd Airborne Division. His awards include the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, two Purple Hearts, and other military honors for his World War II European service. Megellas is being considered for the Medal of Honor for his service and leadership during the Battle of the Bulge, an upgrade of the Silver Star he received for this service.Megellass grandson, James Megellas, received the U.S. flag from his service.

American Cemetery in Lorraine, France

Israel, Haifa, British War Cemetery, The British War Cemeteryl, contains the graves of British soldiers killed in Palestine in both World War I and World War II.

Serene Veterans Cemetery: American Flags Wave as Memorial Celebration Honors Those Who Served Generic views of a veterans cemetery on a serene day, featuring American flags fluttering in the breeze as a memorial celebration honors those who served. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxGxArcexSr/GrindstonexMediaxGroup/WalterxArcexPhotographyx 22203509

British First World War Cemetery, Vis en Artois, Pas de Calais, France

War graves at a multi-denominational cemetery in Singapore, Southeast Asia

Memorial cemetery, Gestapo prison Small Fortress Theresienstadt, Terezin, north Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Anefo photo collection. Aibor monument, children lay flowers. September 15, 1955. Gelderland, Oosterbeek

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), along with service members from the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard, place U.S. flags at every gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery as part of Flags-In, Arlington, Va., May 26, 2022.On this day, over 1,000 service members placed flags at more than 250,000 headstones and at the bottom of about 7,000 niche rows at Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers and Airmens Home National Cemetery.

Memorial Day service at Los Angeles National Cemetery

National Cemetery In Philadelphia With Commemorative Plaque & American Flags In Foreground

Cuacos de Yuste German Cemetery, region of de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain.

Cemetery in Sicily Canadian Military Cemetery in Sicily, Italy, Retro Image Filtered Style Copyright: xZoonar.com/gkunax 9205766

Oriental Strawberry tree at the British War Cemetery

Oriental Strawberry tree at the British War Cemetery

World War One memorial to Newfoundland Regiment veterans who fought at Beaumont Hamel, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador NL, Canada

German WW1 graves at the St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, First World War burial ground at Saint-Symphorien near Mons, province of Hainaut, Belgium, Europe

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Bunkers and graves of fallen German soldiers at the First World War One military cemetery Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Langemark, Studentenfriedhof, West Flanders, Belgium, Europe

The British Military Cemetery in Bavaria, Germany

Snow falls at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 19, 2024.

Grave stones of soldiers on a military cemetery, Rue du Ladhof, Colmar, Alsace, France, Europe

War memorial crosses with red poppies in a park in autumn; Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England

Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), along with service members from the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard, place U.S. flags at every gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery as part of Flags-In, Arlington, Va., May 26, 2022.On this day, over 1,000 service members placed flags at more than 250,000 headstones and at the bottom of about 7,000 niche rows at Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers and Airmens Home National Cemetery.

Georgia, Andersonville, Andersonville National Historic Site, site of the fist Civil War-era Prisoner-of-War camp, military cemetery

Military cemetery, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, military graves, war graves, grave, graves, Europe

War gravy field War Gräberfeld

Veterans cemetery adorned with wreaths for the holiday season

Jerusalem war cemetery 1917, Israel

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Command Sgt. Maj. Clark Charpentier, provides remarks as the ceremony guest speaker during a wreath laying ceremony recognizing the late Sergeant Major of the Army Leon Van Autreve, at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas, June 15, 2022. The ceremony was hosted by Command Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Jackson II, Commandant of the Medical Noncommissioned Officers Academy and is an annual event the MEDCoE NCOA hosts to both remember Van Autreves service and honor his family.

German WW1 graves at the St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, First World War burial ground at Saint-Symphorien near Mons, province of Hainaut, Belgium, Europe

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America annual removal of wreaths, commonly known as Wreaths Out, in Section 33 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 20, 2024. This year, nearly 3,000 volunteers removed approximately 260,000 wreaths originally placed at ANC on Dec. 16, 2023.

Chapel, US American military cemetery, Cimetière militaire américain de Saint-Avold, English Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Moselle, France, Europe

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks with U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg David McKean, as they tour the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, on July 17, 2016, following two days of bilateral meetings with government officials.

Day of Remembrance. Flowers are seen at the grave markers of Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger Chaffee from Apollo 1 after NASA Administrator Bill Nelson placed them there during a ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration.

Headstones at a United States Military Cemetery at Utah Beach in Normandy, France. Flowers have been left beside one of the crosses.

Stonegate WWII CWGC Military Cemetery at Harrogate in North Yorkshire that commemorated bomber command aircrew from Britain, Canada and New Zealand

German WW1 graves at the St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, First World War burial ground at Saint-Symphorien near Mons, province of Hainaut, Belgium, Europe

Feldscheune Isenschnibbe Gardelegen memorial, cemetery of honour with graves and crosses for 1016 concentration camp prisoners from many European countries who were murdered there in a field barn on 13 April 1945, Gardelegen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Snow falls in Section 35 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 3, 2022. This was the first snow of the year.

The Soviet Garrison Cemetery in Dresden consists of a Red Army war cemetery and a north-east extension for Soviet Army soldiers, family members and civilian employees of the military who died during the occupation

National Park Andersonville or Camp Sumter, a National Historic Site in Georgia, site of Confederate Civil War prison and cemetery tombstones for Yankee Union prisoners

The Douaumont Ossuary and military cemetery for French and German soldiers of the First World War 1914, 1918 and a large plateau with soldiers killed in action with white crosses, Verdun, Departement Meuse, Grand Est, France, Europe

Commonwealth War Cemetery, Albert, Somme, Picardy, France

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