Cemetery profile
Berlin War Cemetery
Berlin War Cemetery on Heerstraße: Commonwealth war graves, the Cross of Sacrifice and a three-arched entrance.
Address and entrances
Access from Heerstraße 151 through the gateway on the eastern side.
Getting here by public transport
Nearby stops: Stößenseebrücke (Bus M49); Scholzplatz (Bus 218, M49).
Cemetery map, parking and finding your way
A public car park is located south of the British cemetery on the access road from Heerstraße. These spaces are free of charge. Check the current signs on site.
Interactive orientation
Berlin War Cemetery on the map
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The numbering links each entry to its marker on the map.
Finding a grave
The Roll of Honour, the cemetery’s burial register, is kept in one of the gatehouses and helps visitors find those buried here.
Cemetery administration and contact
The war cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Visiting information and walks
The paths lead between regular rows of headstones to the Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance. A separate plot contains graves of members of the British occupying forces who died after the war.
Location profile
History and distinctive features
Berlin War Cemetery was built in 1955–57 to Philip Dalton Hepworth’s design. Many of those buried here served in the Royal Air Force or other Commonwealth forces. Uniform pale headstones, the Cross of Sacrifice and a central Stone of Remembrance define the grounds beyond the three-arched gateway.
- Visiting and use
- Detailed visiting hours and current burial arrangements are not listed for this entry.
- Area
- 3.76 hectares