Berneuil German military cemetery, War cemetery in Berneuil, France

Berneuil German military cemetery is a war cemetery on a hill above the Charente plain, bordered by the RN 137 between Saintes and Pons. A tree-lined path leads from the car park to a covered hall with a model of the grounds and a visitors' book. Beyond it, an 11-metre concrete cross rises over a central esplanade, with eight grassed plots of grey stone slabs arranged in straight rows around it.

Soldiers who died across different regions of France during the war were later gathered and reinterred at this single location. The cemetery was officially opened in 1967 to serve as a consolidated resting place for these fallen servicemen.

The cemetery serves as a place of remembrance where individuals from different nations come together to honor the memory of fallen soldiers.

The cemetery lies on a hill along the RN 137 between Saintes and Pons, about ten kilometres south of Saintes. From the car park, a tree-lined path leads to a covered hall with a model of the grounds and a visitors' book, then continues to the central esplanade. Eight grave parcels surround this esplanade, with rows of grey stone slabs set in lawn.

Many of the soldiers buried here remained unidentified, as establishing their identity proved impossible after so many decades. Yet these nameless fallen are treated with the same care and respect as those whose identities are known.