Plot D

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Plot D is a secluded, little-known section of the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery that contains the graves of American soldiers who were executed for crimes during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery plot ⓘ
access restricted ⓘ
associatedWith U.S. military justice in World War II ⓘ
burialEligibility American servicemen convicted by U.S. military courts ⓘ
burialPolicyReason crimes such as murder and rape ⓘ
characteristic secluded ⓘ
commemorativeStatus no names listed on main cemetery memorials ⓘ
containsGravesOf American soldiers executed for crimes during World War II ⓘ
country France ⓘ
establishedDuring 1940s ⓘ
gravesMarking simple grave markers without honors ⓘ
hasGraveOrientation similar to standard military graves but segregated ⓘ
hasReputation "dishonored" or "criminal" burial ground ⓘ
historicalPeriod World War II ⓘ
locatedInRegion Aisne department ⓘ
linked to: Aisne (department)

Hauts-de-France ⓘ
locatedNear Seringes-et-Nesles ⓘ
maintainedBy American Battle Monuments Commission ⓘ
memorializationPolicy excluded from traditional honors accorded to war dead ⓘ
notUsedFor combat deaths ⓘ
numberOfGravesApproximate approximately 90 ⓘ
operatedBy United States government ⓘ
partOf Oise-Aisne American Cemetery ⓘ
publicity little-known ⓘ
separateFrom main burial plots of Oise-Aisne American Cemetery ⓘ
subjectOf historical studies on U.S. military executions in World War II ⓘ
media reports about secret American military cemetery section ⓘ
usedFor burial of American soldiers executed for crimes ⓘ

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