1944/45
The American War Graves Service buried those German soldiers who have died in their area of combat already during World War II. Many German soldiers died in the retreat battles few months before the end of the war. 

1946
On October, 15 1946 the Dutch War Graves Service began to bury all German soldiers who have died in the Netherlands on the cemetery in Ysselsteyn. 
Collective cemeteries and all other German military cemeteries from the Second World War in the Netherlands were dissolved successively.
About 3000 German soldiers from the cemetery in Margraten, where they have been buried by the American War Graves Service, were brought to Ysselsteyn.
85 German soldiers from the First World War are buried in Ysselsteyn as well. These soldiers have not been killed in the Netherlands but have been found on the bank of the river Maas (Dutch river which flows for example through Venlo and Maastricht) after getting killed in Belgium or France. Shortly after the end of the Second World War, these soldiers were also buried in Ysselsteyn.
The identification of the soldiers took place by using information over age, height, teeth image, identification marks and clues given by companions or relatives.

1963
Youth camps tooke place for the first time. Young Germans and members of the German army helped with the maintenance and care of the cemetery.

1976
On November, 1 1976 the Volksbund took over the maintenance of the military cemetery in Ysselsteyn. The long-standing administrator Captain Timmermans retired. The Volksbund continues the outstanding work of Captain Timmermans and the Dutch War Graves Foundation. The main aim remains to identify as many "unknown soldiers" as possible.

1977-1981
The concrete crosses were step by step replaced by natural stone crosses ("Petit Granit") and all cemetery buildings were renovated. The central memorial place was built.