African graveyard near Upington in South Africa

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Cemetery in Żukowo, Poland

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Arnhem Oosterbeek Military Cemetery in Arnhem, Netherlands

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The Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial is located in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The cemetery can be found 5 kilometers southwest of Findel Airport. It is administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.

The cemetery, which is 50.5 acres in extent contains the remains of 5,076 American service members. Most of the interned died during the Battle of the Bulge which was fought nearby. The 5,076 headstones are set in 9 plots of fine grass, lettered A to I. Separating the plots are two malls radiating from the memorial and two transverse paths. Two flagpoles overlook the graves area. Situated between the two flagpoles lies the headstone of General George S. Patton Jr.

The area covered by the cemetery is US land, similar to embassy lands.

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Chapel and fountain on main cemetery in Szczecin, Poland

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Cemetery at Smetna Str. in Wroclaw, Poland

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Cemetery in Pleszów, Nowa Huta, Cracow, Poland

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The World War II Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American soldiers who died in Europe during World War II.

On June 8, 1944, the U.S. First Army established the temporary St. Laurent cemetery, the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. After the war, the present-day cemetery was established a short distance to the south of the original site. France has granted the United States a special, perpetual concession to the land occupied by the cemetery.

The cemetery is located on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach (one of the landing beaches of the Normandy Invasion) and the English Channel. It covers 70 ha (172 acres), and contains the remains of 9,387 American military dead, most of whom were killed during the invasion of Normandy and ensuing military operations in World War II. The graves face westward, towards the United States.