CUSTER NATIONAL CEMETERY

Named in honor of George Armstrong Custer, the site became a national cemetery in 1981. On an area of more than 310 hectares of white tombstones perfectly aligned with onions, it hosts nearly 20,000 remains of soldiers killed in combat during the First and Second World War, the war in Korea and Vietnam, and also other wars. Amerindian soldiers and civilians are also buried there. Originally the site was a place of training and detention of German prisoners during the First and Second World War, some of which were perished and buried there. Despite his name, you will not see the grave of General Custer who was moved to the West Point military cemetery near New York.