Casualties, prisoners and cemeteries · Reference 8431
Vierville's first temporary cemetery between beach and cliff
English reading guide
About this dossier
This page describes the first temporary cemetery at Vierville, placed between the beach and the cliff when the planned plateau site was not yet cleared. It follows the gathering of bodies from 7 June by graves-registration personnel and relates the site to nearby buildings and a later memorial. The dossier also introduces the succession of cemeteries at Omaha, helping readers distinguish this initial burial ground from the later sites.
This English guide introduces the dossier. Yves Cordelle’s archival text, quotations and captions are preserved in the linked French edition, including any original-language passages. The guide does not replace the original document or resolve its uncertainties.
Read the French edition →Consult the original archive
The full text, detailed image captions, maps and source references are available in the French edition. Quotations, witness recollections and historical uncertainties remain attached to that original record.
Le premier cimetière provisoire à Vierville, entre plage et falaise
Open the original dossier in French →Original site reference: 8431-CimetiereProvisoireVierville.html. About the collection and its preservation.