17
documented records
≈ 130–260
approx. capacity (graves)
6,610 m²
cemetery area
Oct 29, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
This German war cemetery at Donsbrüggen, in Kleve, was built by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge, which had searched the region for scattered graves from 1946; construction began in 1948. It was dedicated on 10 September 1950 by Minister-President Karl Arnold. It lies near the area of the heavy fighting for the Reichswald and Kleve that lasted until 22 February 1945. A remembrance chapel records the names of the fallen, and a separate monument commemorates the victims of the Eastern Front.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 51.801849° N, 6.096264° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
17 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Franz Booms 1941 – 1989 - Helga Booms 1941 – 2002
- Maria Booms 1908 – 2002
Dora Braam 1920 – 2001 - Hermann Braam 1918 – 1989
Gertrud Brauner 1909 – 1996 - Josef Brauner 1909 – 1982
Gerhard Hentz 1934 – 2002 
Dorothea Huth 1922 – 2008 
Dorothea Iönnissen 1922 – 2016 
Adele Tilders 1919 – 2002 - Karl Tilders 1915 – 2007
Maria van Gemert 1922 – 2005 - Anton Van Gemert 1888 – 1967
- Hendrika Van Gemert 1893 – 1959
- Wilhelmine Van Gemert ? – 2008
Ottine von Motzfeldt 1804 – 1869
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Donsbrüggen War Cemetery 1.1 km away · Kranenburg
- Kleve Cemetery 2.4 km away · Kleve · 12 records
- Rindern Cemetery 2.5 km away · Kleve
- Nütterden Cemetery 2.6 km away · Kranenburg
- Kleve Old Cemetery 2.9 km away · Kleve
- Kleve Jewish Community Cemetery 3.0 km away · Kleve
- Düffelward Cemetery 3.2 km away · Düffelward
- Mehr Cemetery 3.2 km away · Mehr
- Materborn Catholic Cemetery 3.2 km away · Materborn
- Reichswalde Cemetery 3.9 km away · Am Reichswald
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Common questions
How big is Donsbrüggen?
Donsbrüggen covers about 6,610 m² (1.6 acres), about the size of a soccer field. It is the 1,718th smallest of the 4,061 cemeteries we list in North Rhine-Westphalia.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Donsbrüggen is that of Ottine von Motzfeldt, who died on May 1, 1869 at the age of 64.