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    Barrackpore (Barrackpur) West Bengal State India
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Lat 22° 45' 58N Long 88° 21' 48E  Barrackpore is located in West Bengal State in eastern India. Also known as Barrackpur or Bārākpur.

Barrackpore Airfield
Wartime airfield, disused today

American Military Cemetery Barrackpore
Operated by the U.S. Army during World War II and in the late 1940s until the graves were exhumed for permenent burial in the United States.

Barrackpore New Cemetery
There were originally 113 war graves of the Second World War that were transfered to Ranchi War Cemetery, today only one remains that is privately maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) plus 21 from World War I.

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Last Updated
March 28, 2024

 

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