Saint-Charles de Potyze Military Cemetery

The Saint-Charles de Potyze Military Cemetery spans 29,900 square meters and contains 3,547 individual graves alongside an ossuary holding 609 unidentified soldiers.

German forces first deployed chemical gas weapons against French troops near this location on April 22, 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres.

The Breton Calvaire Monument at the cemetery features three-dimensional sculptures depicting women mourning at the base of a cross, representing wartime loss.

Located 1.5 kilometers northeast of Potyze village along the Zonnebeekseweg road N332, this cemetery maintains regular visiting hours throughout the year.

The cemetery underwent three separate reconstruction phases between 1920 and 1929 as French soldiers were relocated from other burial sites to this location.

Location: Ypres

Part of: Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)

GPS coordinates: 50.86292,2.92633

Latest update: May 27, 2025 17:44