Ranville War Cemetery (Ranville)

 Second World War 1939-1945, war cemetery

The military cemetery of Ranville, first municipality of freed France, is after that of Bayeux, the most mattering in number of graves. 2 564 soldiers are buried there, among which 2 152 British. A part of the soldiers resting here belonged to the 6th British airborne division which jumped between the Orne and the Dives at night from 5 till 6 June 1944. A number of body rest in the municipal cemetery, which adjoins the military cemetery, among which that of lieutenant Brotheridge, first allied soldier died on the ground of France by crossing the bridge of Bénouville. Seventy-six Canadians, three New Zealanders, Australian two (Captain Henry " Lacy " Smith since April 19th, 2011), five French, Polish, a Belgian, three hundred and twenty two German and two unknowns rest here, side by side. The youngest was not 16 years old.