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The cemetery, which evolved from a small group of graves from 1915, has seen numerous changes and extensions. It was dedicated in 1932. Today, visitors find a mass grave near the entrance. This
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nesting beside the German soldier's gravestone, Patch picked them up, brought them back to
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For the 100th anniversary commemoration of World War I, many cemeteries and other sites have had ceramic poppies installed.
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