Denmark - Gedhus War Cemetery - Karup


Gedhus Refuge & War Cemetery is located just east of Karup Airport. During World War II Luftwaffe created Grove/Gedhus airfields as one of the largest German World War II airfields in Denmark. This airfield is today known as Karup Airport and Karup Air Station. After the war the airfield were used as a refuge camp for German refuges. The Gedhus cemetery has both refugee and military graves. A similar cemetery - called Grove War Cemetery - is located just west of the airfield.   
 
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The entrance to the German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup).

The entrance to the German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup).
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An information sign at the German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup). 1186 refugees and 148 German soldiers rest here.

An information sign at the German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup). 1186 refugees and 148 German soldiers rest here.
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The German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup) is a typical German military cemetery with dark crosses.

The German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup) is a typical German military cemetery with dark crosses.
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Some of the first graves at German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup). German forces occupied Denmark on the 9th of April 1940.

Some of the first graves at German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup). German forces occupied Denmark on the 9th of April 1940.
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Some of the last graves at German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup).

Some of the last graves at German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup).
Denmark was liberated on the 5th of May 1945.
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The grave of a known and an unknown German soldier at German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup)

The grave of a known and an unknown German soldier at German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup).
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Some of the many graves at the German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup).

Some of the many graves at the German Refugee & War Cemetery at Gedhus (Karup).
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