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German War Cemetery, Glencree

German War Cemetery, Glencree

by JoeMolloy

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JoeMolloy, on October 22, 2008, said:

German War Cemetery, Glencree, Co Wicklow, Ireland.

Glencree Deutsche Kriegsgraberstatte was dedicated on 9 July 1961. There are 134 graves. Most are Luftwaffe (air force) or Kriegsmarine (navy) personnel. 53 are identified, 28 are unknown. Six deaths date from World War I, they were prisoners of war held by the British. Forty six German civilian detainees were being shipped from England to Canada for internment when their ship, Arandora Star was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Tory Island in July 1940. Dr Hermann Görtz, a German spy is also here. He committed suicide as he feared he would be handed over to the allies at the end of the war. It is administered by the German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge in German)Extracted from Wikipedia.

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    • Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200
    • Taken on 2008/08/28 15:28:19
    • Exposure: 0.006s (1/160)
    • Focal Length: 55.00mm
    • F/Stop: f/6.300
    • ISO Speed: ISO100
    • Exposure Bias: -1.67 EV
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