In Polish translated as "Polski Cmentarz Wojenny" (P.C.W.) In this cemetery the victims of the terrible heavy battles in august 1944 on and around Mont Ormel have been buried. This hill, in the neighbourhood of Chambois, is on military maps indicated as hill 262. In the Polish history the hill bears de name of "Maczuga" translated as "Club" because this was the shape of the perimeter which was to be defended by the brave Poles.

See also the book With the tanks of the 1st Polish Armoured Division written by K. Jamar, published in 1946 and a lot of sites on Internet.

The Polish War Cemetery at Langannerie is in care by the French Government.
The maintenance is done by the "Direction Interdepartementale des Anciens Combattants et Victimes de Guerre" established at Caen.