Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Military cemetery in Hautot-sur-Mer, France.

Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery holds over 900 graves arranged in an unusual back-to-back pattern rather than traditional rows. The burials include soldiers from Canada, Britain, and other Commonwealth nations who died in the 1942 Dieppe Raid and subsequent operations.

The cemetery was created by the occupying German forces after the Dieppe Raid of 19 August 1942, when the Allies withdrew and left many dead behind. Of some 6,100 attackers, over 3,600 were killed, wounded, missing or captured. The graves were not moved after Dieppe was liberated in 1944.

The back-to-back double rows of headstones were laid out by the occupying German forces, who buried the Allied dead left behind after the raid. When Dieppe was liberated in 1944, the Allies chose not to disturb the graves, so the German arrangement stands unchanged. Among those buried is Mary Janet Climpson, a British Salvation Army officer killed in 1940.

Visitors can walk through the grounds and examine individual graves and monuments at their own pace. The rural location means it is best reached by car, allowing time to reflect quietly among the memorials.

The back-to-back double rows of headstones were laid out by the occupying German forces, not by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. When Dieppe was liberated in 1944, the Allies chose not to disturb the graves, so the German arrangement remains. The post-war design by architect Philip Hepworth was completed in 1949, making this the first CWGC cemetery in France to be finished.