I know there are lots of figures out there but I figure a look at the cemeteries gives an idea of how many Germans were at least killed in the campaign.
1)Huisnes-sur-Mer, near Pontorson, 11 956 burials
2)La Cambe, between Bayeux and lsigny, 21 160 burials
3)Saint-Desir-de-Lisieux, near Lisieux, 3 735 burials
4)Marigny - La Chapelle-en-Juger, near Saint-Lo, 11 169 burials
5)Orglandes, near Valognes, 10 152 burials
6)Champigny-St-Andre-de-I'Eure, 19 794 burials
Plus 2 329 German soldiers who are buried on British cemeteries in Bayeux, Cheux-St. Manvieu, Douvres-la-Delivrande, Fontenay-le-Pesnel, Hottot-les-Bagues, Ranville, Ryes-Bazenville, Sequeville-en-Bessin, Tilly-sur-Seulles and Tourgeville. The Grave Commission of the British Commonwealth cares for their graves.
That makes for a total of at least 80 295 dead for Normand. God knows there are probably more since they are still finding the a few bodies each year.
So I figure at least 80,000 germans were killed in normandy if you go by the count in each cemetery. One thought came to mind maybe some of thoes dead are from the BoF, but I dont beleive there was much fighting in the normandy area in 1940, the french may not have lasted long enough for battle to reach there.
1)Huisnes-sur-Mer, near Pontorson, 11 956 burials
2)La Cambe, between Bayeux and lsigny, 21 160 burials
3)Saint-Desir-de-Lisieux, near Lisieux, 3 735 burials
4)Marigny - La Chapelle-en-Juger, near Saint-Lo, 11 169 burials
5)Orglandes, near Valognes, 10 152 burials
6)Champigny-St-Andre-de-I'Eure, 19 794 burials
Plus 2 329 German soldiers who are buried on British cemeteries in Bayeux, Cheux-St. Manvieu, Douvres-la-Delivrande, Fontenay-le-Pesnel, Hottot-les-Bagues, Ranville, Ryes-Bazenville, Sequeville-en-Bessin, Tilly-sur-Seulles and Tourgeville. The Grave Commission of the British Commonwealth cares for their graves.
That makes for a total of at least 80 295 dead for Normand. God knows there are probably more since they are still finding the a few bodies each year.
So I figure at least 80,000 germans were killed in normandy if you go by the count in each cemetery. One thought came to mind maybe some of thoes dead are from the BoF, but I dont beleive there was much fighting in the normandy area in 1940, the french may not have lasted long enough for battle to reach there.