Hamburg Ohlsdorf Cemetery

Ohlsdorf is the biggest non military cemetery in the world, however there are 3 Commonwealth War Graves plots located within Hamburg Ohlsdorf Cemetery: Hamburg Cemetery Ohlsdorf 1914-1918. Hamburg Cemetery Ohlsdorf 1939-1945. Hamburg Cemetery Ohlsdorf Post War. During the Great War, over 400 Allied prisoners-of-war who died in German captivity were buried here. In 1923 the remains of British Commonwealth servicemen from 120 burial grounds in north-western Germany were brought to Hamburg. There are nearly 2,500 Commonwealth servicemen buried in the 3 plots.