Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery
| Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
The war stone in the centre of Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery. The Cross of Sacrifice is visible in the background. | |
| Used for those deceased 1944 | |
| Established | 1944 |
| Location | 49°3′37″N 0°17′34″W / 49.06028°N 0.29278°W near |
| Total burials | 2,958 |
Unknowns | 87 |
| Burials by nation | |
Canada: 2,782 Britain: 80 | |
| Burials by war | |
| Statistics source: WWII Battlefields | |
The Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery is a war cemetery containing predominantly Canadian soldiers killed during the later stages of the Battle of Normandy, France, in the Second World War. It is located close to the village of Cintheaux and named after Bretteville-sur-Laize in the Calvados department, between Caen and Falaise in lower Normandy.