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Detmold District

Höxter

Borgentreich

Borgholz Soldiers’ Cemetery

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Höxter

Borgentreich

Borgholz Soldiers’ Cemetery

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Borgholz Soldiers’ Cemetery

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Location: Borgentreich, Höxter, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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January 1, 2026

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The Borgholz military cemetery is integrated into the castle cemetery. Nineteen German soldiers are buried here, who fell in the final phase of World War II on April 6, 1945, during the battle for Borgholz or in the immediate vicinity. The youngest soldiers among them were only 17 years old.

Another 24 American soldiers fell in this battle, but they were not buried here.

When the central military cemetery in Brakel was established in 1954, the graves in Borgholz were allowed to remain. The current cemetery was dedicated in 1959.

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