This Commonwealth war cemetery was laid out in 1951 on a gentle slope enabling a good view across the Lüneburg Heath.

A total of 2,086 British, 140 Canadian, 79 Australian, 38 New Zealand, 2 South African, 1 Greek, 19 Polish, 5 Russian, 2 Yugoslav war dead and 29 persons of unknown nationality have their final resting place in this cemetery.

Cemeteries based on his design comprise two central elements and a memorial hall, rows of gravestones and a simple lawn layout.

The large Cross of Sacrifice with its crusader sword and the altar stone are aligned on the same axis and linked by a wide swathe of grass.

The gravestones are laid out in rows to the right and left of the central grass strip which runs in a straight line from the altar to the high cross.