WW I and WW II Cemeteries by location in Italy

Abruzzo Region

Moro River Canadian War Cemetery (Ortona Porto, Chieti Province, Abruzzo Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - Canada, 17 South Africa, United Kingdom, New Zealand, 4 Australia, 52 Unknown, 1615 total.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
The Moro River Canadian War Cemetery lies in the locality of San Donato in the Comune of Ortona and is sited on high ground near the sea just east of the main Adriatic coast road (SS16). The cemetery can be reached from Rome on the autostrada A25 (Rome-Pescara) by branching on the autostrada A14 and leaving it at Ortona. The approach road to the cemetery from the main road passes under an arch forming part of the little church of San Donato. Cemetery address: Contrada San Donato - 66028 Ortona Porto (CH) Abruzzo. Latitude: 42.336403, Longitude: 14.416677.
On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side. Allied objectives were to draw German troops from the Russian front and more particularly from France, where an offensive was planned for the following year. Progress through southern Italy was rapid despite stiff resistance, but by the end of October, the Allies were facing the German winter defensive position known as the Gustav Line, which stretched from the river Garigliano in the west to the Sangro in the east. The Allied force that had fought its way up the Adriatic took the Sangro river positions by 30 November. The 1st Canadian Division went on to cross the Moro river on 6 December against stiff opposition, and to take Ortona on the 28th, after a week of bitter street fighting. The 2nd New Zealand division made some advances further inland but thereafter, there was virtually no movement east of the Appennines until after the fall of Rome. The site of the cemetery was chosen by the Canadian Corps in January 1944. It contains the graves of those who died during that fighting at Moro river and Ortona, and during the weeks that preceded and followed it. In December 1943 alone, the 1st Canadian Division suffered over 500 fatal battle casualties. Burials other than those of members of the Canadian forces are almost all in plots 12, 13 and 16. Moro River Canadian War Cemetery contains 1,615 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Sangro River War Cemetery (Torino di Sangro, Chieti Province, Abruzzo Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 1768 United Kingdom, nearly 400 Indian, 355 New Zealander, 77 South African, 4 Australian, 2617 total burials, 520 Indian cremations.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200
The Sangro River War Cemetery lies in the Contrada Sentinelle in the Commune of Torino di Sangro. Take the autostrada A14 (the road that runs from Taranto in the south to Ancona in the north) and exit at Val di Sangro. After approximately 2.5 kilometres from the exit turn right onto the SS16, Pescara to Vasto road, for nearly 2 kilometres. There is then a sharp right turn up to cemetery. If you come from the station, take a taxi from Torino di Sangro station, otherwise follow the road signs to SS16 (see direction), turn right at the crossroad and continue following the signs. The station is about 7 kilometres from the cemetery. Cemetery address: Contrada Sentinelle s.n. - 66020 Torino di Sangro (CH) Abruzzo. Latitude: 42.218406, Longitude: 14.535594.
By 4 November, the Allied force that had fought its way up the Adriatic coast was preparing to attack the Sangro river positions. A bridgehead had been established by the 24th and by nightfall on the 30th, the whole ridge overlooking the river was in Allied hands. The site of this cemetery was selected by the 5th Corps and into it were brought the graves of men who had died in the fierce fighting on the Adriatic sector of the front in November-December 1943, and during the static period that followed. In addition, the cemetery contains the graves of a number of escaped prisoners of war who died while trying to reach the Allied lines. SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY contains 2,617 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. Within the cemetery will be found the SANGRO RIVER CREMATION MEMORIAL, one of three memorials erected in Italy to officers and men of the Indian forces whose remains were cremated in accordance with their faith - the other two cremation memorials are in Forli Indian Army War Cemetery and Rimini Gurkha War Cemetery. The memorial at Sangro River commemorates more than 500 servicemen.

Campania Region

Caserta War Cemetery (Caserta, Caserta Province, Campania Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 54 South Africans, 10 Australians, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, Total: 768 burials, 13 Unknown.
Outside normal working hours the cemetery gates are kept locked, but may be opened by dialing 1221 on the padlock combination. Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Take the autostrada A1 (Roma to Napoli), and leave it at the Caserta Nord exit. Proceed to the first set of traffic lights and then turn left and continue along the main street eastward for about 1.8 kilometres; just prior to an Army barracks and well before the Royal Palace (Palazzo Reale) there is a small left turn. Turn left here and proceed to the T-junction at the end. Here turn right and continue along, under the bridge to the main crossroads. This is the first occasion you will see a CWGC signpost; turn left and carry on for a short distance to the large roundabout at the end of the road. There will be a large Comune Cemetery located on the far side; turn right into the obvious car park. If travelling by train, from the station proceed down Corso Trieste and turn left at the traffic lights. Continue on for approximately 2 kilometres until you reach the roundabout. The CWGC plot will be found at the far end of the cemetery. Cars should be parked within the Comune Cemetery grounds for security reasons. Cemetery address: Via Talamonti, 5 - 81100 Caserta (CE) Campania. Latitude: 41.08862, Longitude: 14.344041.
On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side. Allied objectives were to draw German troops from the Russian front and more particularly from France, where an offensive was planned for the following year. The Royal Palace at Caserta served as headquarters for the Allied armies in Italy for the greater part of the duration of the Italian campaign and the 2nd General Hospital was at Caserta from December 1943 until September 1945. Some of those buried here died in the hospital, others as prisoners of war (there was a POW Hospital at Caserta) before the Allied invasion. There are also a few burials from the October 1943 fighting on the River Volturno, which lies not far away to the north. Caserta War Cemetery contains 768 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. The cemetery was designed by Louis de Soissons.

Miano French Military Cemetery (Miano, Napoli Province, Campania Region, Italy) - see Venafro Free French Cemetery (Molise region).

Mignano Monte Lungo Cemetery (Mignano Monte Lungo, Caserta Province, Campania Region, Italy) WWII Italian men who died in the battles for the liberation of Italy 1943-45, gathered from temporary cemeteries along the Gothic Line. 975 burials + small museum + assorted pieces of artillery. Take San Vittore exit from A1.

Naples British Cemetery (Napoli, Napoli Province, Campania Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - Indian, United Kingdom, 18 total burials.
From the A1 take the Tangenziale west towards Capodimonte and Capodichino airport. Exit at Capodichino onto the main road, Viale Comandante Umberto Maddalena. Turn left into this road, going south for 250 metres to Largo S. Maria del Pianto and bearing right into the Via Don Bosco for 200 metres where the British or Protestant Cemetery is located (in the district of Doganella).
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. The Royal and Merchant Navies were active in the Mediterranean and Adriatic throughout the war and many of their dead are buried along the Italian coast. Naples British Cemetery contains 13 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. Eight of the burials are associated with the torpedoing of the transport "Canara" on 9 August 1917.

Naples War Cemetery (Miano, Napoli Province, Campania Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 1202 Commonwealth burials plus some other nationalities and some non-war burials.
Please Note: The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime but you should be aware that Naples War Cemetery is located in an area where there have been a number of robberies from individuals. The Commission cannot accept responsibility for any incident which might occur but you may wish to bear this in mind both in planning and during your visit to the cemetery. Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
The War Cemetery lies in the locality of Miano at Via Vincenzo Ianfolla, off the Corso Secondigliano, in the Comune of Naples. Take the autostrada A1, the Rome to Naples road. After the last toll booth, carry on following the signs for the airport. Pass the end of the airport approach road and turn right at the next T junction, following the main road for about 4 kilometres. Cemetery address: Via Vincenzo Janfolla - 80145 Miano (NA) Campania. Latitude: 40.88497, Longitude: 14.24000.
The 65th and 92nd General Hospitals were in Naples from late in 1943 until the end of the war, also the 67th General Hospital for the greater part of that time. The site for the war cemetery was chosen in November 1943 and burials were made in it from the hospitals and garrison. Later graves were brought in from a number of small cemeteries in the immediate vicinity. Naples War Cemetery contains 1,202 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. There are also some non war burials and war graves of other nationalities, including French.
On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side. Allied objectives were to draw German troops from the Russian front and more particularly from France, where an offensive was planned for the following year. The 65th and 92nd General Hospitals were in Naples from late in 1943 until the end of the war, also the 67th General Hospital for the greater part of that time. The site for the war cemetery was chosen in November 1943 and burials were made in it from the hospitals and garrison. Later graves were brought in from a number of small cemeteries in the immediate vicinity. Naples War Cemetery contains 1,202 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. There are also some non war burials and war graves of other nationalities.

Salerno War Cemetery (Montecorvino Pugliano, Salerno Province, Campania Region, Italy) - WWI Memorial and WWII Commonwealth - 1846 burials; 10 South Africans. 20 Australians. 1,650 UK, 30 Canadians, 3 New Zealand, 55 Indian, 111 unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Coming from Rome, proceed along the A30 following the signs for Salerno-Reggio Calabria; then take the A3, exiting at Pontecagnano or Battipaglia. Turn back towards Salerno on the SS18 coast road. Signs for the cemetery, which is on the north side of the road, should be seen after passing through Bellizzi. Cemetery address: Via G. Leopardi, 1 - Bivio Pratole - 84090 Montecorvino Pugliano (SA) Campania. Latitude: 40.625511, Longitude: 14.922513.
Commonwealth and American forces landed near Salerno on 8-9 September 1943 and there was fierce fighting for some days in the bridgehead that they established. The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1943 and it contains many burials resulting from the landings and the fighting that followed, but graves were also brought in later from a wide area of south-western Italy. The 59th General Hospital was in the vicinity of Salerno at the end of 1943 and early in 1944. Salerno War Cemetery contains 1,846 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 107 of them unidentified. One casualty of the First World War is also commemorated in the cemetery by special memorial, his grave in a local civil cemetery having been lost.

Emilia-Romagna Region

Argenta Gap War Cemetery (Argenta, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - United Kingdom, 10 South Africans. 6 Australians, 625 total burials, 8 Unknown.
This cemetery is permanently open, with the main entrance some 800 metres away from the nearest road. The track from the road to the cemetery entrance runs over private land and in order to avoid litter, unrelated car parking and other undesirable activities, the landowner has placed a barrier across the track. The barrier is normally unlocked between 08.00 and 19.30. Should the barrier be locked at the time of your visit, the combination lock number is 1221. Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on 01628 507200.
The town of Argenta is 2 kilometres south of the cemetery on the SS16 connecting Ravenna with Ferrara. Approaching the cemetery from the south, bear right just before reaching the town of Argenta and proceed down the Strada di Circonvallazione, passing the railway station on the right. Take the second turning to the right and, after crossing the railway, continue forward to a fork and again bear right. The turning to the cemetery is on the left, a little further on, near a farm. Approaching the cemetery from the north, turn sharp left off the main road at the first crossroads on the borders of the town and then take the third turning to the left which will lead to the railway crossing mentioned above. If coming from Ravenna, follow the signs to Ferrara. After Argenta, follow the brown provincial signs, onwards past the railway station and left at the green CWGC sign to the cemetery. Cemetery address: Via Piangipane snc - 44011 Argenta (FE) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 44.634143, Longitude: 11.831902.
Following the fall of Rome to the Allies in June 1944, the German retreat became ordered and successive stands were made on a series of defensive lines. In the northern Appenine mountains the last of these, the Gothic Line, was breached by the Allies during the Autumn campaign and the front inched forward as far as Ravenna in the Adratic sector, but with divisions transferred to support the new offensive in France, and the Germans dug in to a number of key defensive positions, the advance stalled as winter set in. The final Allied offensive begain early the following April and Argenta Gap War Cemetery marks the final stages of the hard fighting in Italy in the spring of 1945. The site of the cemetery was chosen by the 78th Division for battlefield burials, and it was later enlarged when burials were brought in from the surrounding district. It contains, among others, the graves of many men of the Commandos engaged in the amphibious operations on the shores of the Comacchio lagoon early in April 1945. Argenta Gap War Cemetery contains 625 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, eight of them unidentified.

Bologna War Cemetery (Bologna, Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - United Kingdom, Canadian, New Zealand, 11 South Africans. 3 Australians. 184 total burials, 8 Unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
The War Cemetery lies in the suburb of San Lazzaro (Parco dei Cedri). It stands on the north side of the SS9, between Bologna and Forli, at Via Dozza, about 5 kilometres south-east of the town and about 200 metres before the road crosses over the River Savena. If travelling by train, the nearest station is Bologna Centrale, with a taxi and bus service available (S. Lazzaro di Savena direction). Cemetery address: Via Dozza Giuseppe 32 - 40139 Bologna (BO) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 44.474610, Longitude: 11.399785.
During the winter months, Bologna lay tantalizingly just out of reach of the Allied armies; the town became their first major objective in the spring of 1945 and was taken on 21 April by Poles from the Eighth Army and Americans from the Fifth Army. The cemetery was opened as a garrison cemetery in June 1945 and later, burials were brought in to it from the surrounding area. Bologna War Cemetery contains 184 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Carpi, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy see Milan War Cemetery (Lombardia Region).

Castiglione dei Pepoli South African Cemetery (Castiglione dei Pepoli, Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italia) WWII Commonwealth - 401 South African, 101 United Kingdom, 502 total burials.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. PLEASE NOTE: This cemetery is steeply terraced with numerous steps. Wheelchair access into the cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Castiglione dei Pepoli is about 60 kilometres north of Florence and about 60 kilometres south of Bologna. It is situated in mountainous country near the highest point of the road connecting Prato and Bologna. The cemetery is on the west side of the road a little to the north of the town. Take the autostrada A1 and leave it at Roncobilaccio exit and keep heading for Castiglione. The cemetery is at the edge of the road on the right entering the town. Cemetery address: Via Bolognese, 51 40035 Castiglione dei Pepoli (BO) Emilia-Romagna. Latitude: 44.144438, Longitude: 11.161466.
Castiglione South African Cemetery was started in November 1944 by the 6th South African Armoured Division, which had entered Castiglione at the end of September and remained in the neighbourhood until the following April. Many of the burials were made direct from the battlefields of the Appennines, where during that winter South African troops held positions some 8 kilometres north of Castiglione. The majority of those buried in this cemetery were South Africans, the remainder belonging mostly to the 24th Guards Brigade, which was under command of the 6th South African Armoured Division. In the cemetery there is a memorial building originally erected by South African troops, which contains two tablets unveiled by Field-Marshal Smuts; they bear the inscription in English and Afrikaans: TO SAVE MANKIND YOURSELVES YOU SCORNED TO SAVE OM DIE MENSDOM TE DIEN HET JUL VEILIGHEID VERSMAAD The cemetery contains 502 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Cesena War Cemetery (Cesena, Forli-Cesena Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 5 South African, Canadian, New Zealand, 775 total burials, 3 unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Take the autostrada A14, Bologna-Ancona, exiting at Cesena. Proceed along this road for about 4 kilometres arriving at a roundabout. Turn left and then take the second road on the right hand side. After 500 metres, turning left, enter into a parking area and take a little road leading to the cemetery main entrance. Cemetery address: Via Spinelli - 47023 Cesena (FC) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 44.149269, Longitude: 12.260512.
In the northern Appennine mountains, the Gothic Line, was breached by the Allies during the Autumn campaign and the front inched forward as far as Ravenna in the Adratic sector, but with divisions transferred to support the new offensive in France, and the Germans dug in to a number of key defensive positions, the advance stalled as winter set in. Most of those buried in this cemetery died during the advance from Rimini to Forli and beyond in September-November 1944, an advance across one flooded river after another in atrocious autumn weather. The cemetery site was selected in November 1944 and burials were brought in from the surrounding battlefields. Cesena War Cemetery contains 775 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Coriano Ridge War Cemetery (Coriano, Rimini Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 1,411 United Kingdom, 427 Canadians, 52 New Zealanders, 28 South Africans, 8 Indian, 1 Australian, 1 Russian, 1939 total burials, 11 Unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to site is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Coriano Ridge War Cemetery is 3.5 kilometres west of Riccione, a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast, and is reached by turning west off the main Rimini/Riccione road, the SS 16, about 1 kilometre north-west of Riccione. At this turning there is a sign leading to the cemetery. Follow it in the direction of Coriano until a T junction is reached, then turn left and after a short distance the cemetery will be found on the right-hand side. Cemetery address: Via Piane, 4 - 47853 Coriano (RN) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 43.98485, Longitude: 12.604041.
Coriano Ridge was the last important ridge in the way of the Allied advance in the Adriatic sector in the autumn of 1944. Its capture was the key to Rimini and eventually to the River Po. German parachute and panzer troops, aided by bad weather, resisted all attacks on their positions between 4 and 12 September 1944. On the night of 12 September the Eighth Army reopened its attack on the Ridge, with the 1st British and 5th Canadian Armoured Divisions. This attack was successful in taking the Ridge, but marked the beginning of a week of the heaviest fighting experienced since Cassino in May, with daily losses for the Eighth Army of some 150 killed. The site for the cemetery was selected in April 1945 and was created from graves brought in from the surrounding battlefields. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery contains 1,939 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Faenza Comune Cemetery (Faenza, Ravenna Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - United Kingdom, Indian, 54 total burials.
Wheelchair access to this site is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
The Comune Cemetery will be found at Viale Marconi 34, Faenza, just south of the town on the road to Florence. The Commonwealth plot is near the south-west corner of the Comune Cemetery.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west. In 1917, Faenza became No.3 Rest Camp on the Mediterranean Lines of Communication and the Headquarters of a Lines of Communication area. It was also the site of a supply depot and of military general hospitals. The Commonwealth plot in the comune cemetery contains 54 First World War burials.

Faenza War Cemetery (Faenza, Ravenna Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 8 South Africans, 4 Australians, United Kingdom, New Zealanders, Canadians, 1152 total burials, 13 Unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Take the Bologna-Ancona autostrada A14 and exit at Faenza. The War Cemetery lies 1.5 kilometres south-east of Faenza and is approached by a secondary road which branches off the main road Bologna-Forli (Route No.9) just east of the town. If travelling by train, it is recommended to take a taxi from Faenza train station to the cemetery, a journey of approximately 10 minutes. Cemetery address: Via Santa Lucia, 14 - 48018 Faenza (RA) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 44.275319, Longitude: 11.891563.
In the northern Appenine mountains the Gothic Line was breached by the Allies during the Autumn campaign and the front inched forward as far as Ravenna in the Adratic sector, but with divisions transferred to support the new offensive in France, and the Germans dug in to a number of key defensive positions, the advance stalled as winter set in. The war cemetery at Faenza was formed during these months for the burial of those who were killed in the static fighting before the Allied advance was renewed in April 1945. Faenza War Cemetery contains 1,152 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 13 of which are unidentified.

Forli Indian Army War Cemetery and Cremation Memorial (Forli, Forli-Cesena Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 30 South Africans, 1 Australian, United Kingdom, 481 total burials, 15 Unknown plus 769 Indian men listed on the Memorial.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Take the autostrada A14, Bologna to Ancona and exit at Forli. Follow the road into the town of Forli for about 3 kilometres and the Indian War Cemetery can be found on the left hand side, opposite the Comune Cemetery. If travelling by train, the nearest station is Forli, from which a taxi can be taken. Cemetery address: Via Ravegnana 278P - 47100 Forli (FC) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 44.233388, Longitude: 12.060227.
The site of this cemetery was selected in December 1944 by the 10th Indian Division, which had come into the line in the Adriatic sector south of Cesena at the beginning of October 1944. The division had played an important part in the heavy fighting, in appalling weather, between then and the end of the year, suffering considerable casualties. It had been preceded on the Eighth Army front by the 4th Indian Division which had left to go to Greece, and during the fighting in the spring of 1945, the 8th Indian Division also fought on this front. FORLI INDIAN ARMY WAR CEMETERY contains 496 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. Within the cemetery, is the FORLI CREMATION MEMORIAL commemorating nearly 800 Hindu and Sikh officers and men of the Indian Army. This is one of three Indian cremation memorials in Italy, the others being in Sangro River War Cemetery and in Rimini Gurkha War Cemetery.

Forli War Cemetery (Vecchiazzano, Forli-Cesena Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - Indians, United Kingdom, New Zealanders, 734 total, 4 unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
The War Cemetery is located on the outskirts of Forli, about 3 kilometres South-West of the town, in the locality of Vecchiazzano, Via Borghina. From the SS9 to the west of the town, take the SS67 to Florence. After 3-4 km there is a signpost pointing left to Vecchiazzano. If travelling by train, the nearest station is Forli, from which a taxi can be taken. Cemetery address: Via Caduti delle Forze Alleate - 47100 Vecchiazzano (FC) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 44.205164, Longitude: 12.014418.
The cemetery site was selected soon after the Eighth Army took Forli in November 1944 and graves were brought into it from the surrounding battlefields. Many of those buried there lost their lives in the heavy fighting between Rimini and Ravenna which took place in appalling weather in October-December 1944. Forli War Cemetery contains 738 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 4 of which are unidentifed.

Futa Pass German Military Cemetery (Near Traversa, Bologna Province, Emilia-Romagna Regione, Italy) WWII German - 30,683 burials.
The German military cemetery with over 30,800 casualties of the Second World War is located on a hilltop, 40 kilometers north of Florence, close to the Futa Pass (952 meters high). The cemetery can be reached on a short, leading to the west side road that branches off close to the pass of the State road n. 65 The Futa Pass was one of the most important bases of the 1944 built "Green Line", also called "Gothic Line", the Allies the should deny the advance to the north. Most of the buried in this cemetery are the fallen victims of the British and American attacks end of August 1944, between Carrara on the Ligurian Sea and the space around Rimini, which were directed against the German positions. After heavy defensive fighting broke out in late April 1945, the Apennines defense together.

Greek Cemetery at Riccione (Riccione, Rimini Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) - WWII Greek - 114 burials.

Meldola War Cemetery (Meldola, Forli-Cesena Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 1 South African, 145 total burials.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our enquiries department on telephone number 01628 634221. It is located south of the SS9 from Bologna to Rimini, 10 km south of Ronco, itself equidistant between Forli and Forlimpopoli. If travelling by train, the nearest station is Forli, where a taxi service is available. Cemetery address: Via Gualchiera 1A - 47014 Meldola (FC) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 44.143634, Longitude: 12.06776.
Meldola War Cemetery was originally a battlefield cemetery of the 46th Division, into which a few burials were concentrated; they all date from the last week of October and the month of November 1944. Meldola itself was taken on 30 October, and in the ensuing month the 46th and 4th Divisions advanced to the Lamone River. Meldola War Cemetery contains 145 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Modena, Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy see Milan War Cemetery (Lombardia Region).

Parma, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy see Milan War Cemetery (Lombardia Region).

Piacenza, Piacenza Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy see Milan War Cemetery
(Lombardia Region)

Ravenna War Cemetery (near Piangipani, Ravenna Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWI and WWII Commonwealth - 11 South Africans, 8 Australians, 33 total burials from WWI; 33 Jewish Brigade, United Kingdom, Indians, Canadians, New Zealanders, 955 total burials from WWII, 63 Unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via the main entrance. For further information and enquiries please contact enquiries@cwgc.org
The War Cemetery lies on a communal road 1 kilometre south of the SS16 from Ravenna to Ferrara near the village of Piangipane in the Commune and Province of Ravenna. The turning from the main road is at the 143 kilometres stone, 12 kilometres west of Ravenna. The turning is marked with a CWGC sign pointing in the direction of the cemetery, and a road sign marked 'Piangipane 4 kilometres'. Continue along the minor road until a further CWGC sign is seen. The entrance to the cemetery is located on the left hand side of the road. The nearest train station to the cemetery is Mezzano but there is no taxi service available from there. There is however, a taxi service from Ravenna train station. Cemetery address: Via Piangipane 24B - 48100 Piangipane (RA) Emilia Romagna. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 44.441525, Longitude: 12.107673.
Ravenna was taken by the Canadian Corps at the beginning of December 1944, and the burials in the cemetery there reflect the fighting for the Senio line and the period of relative quiet during the first three months of 1945. Many of the men buried there were Canadians; one of the last tasks of the Canadian Corps before being moved to north-west Europe was the clearing of the area between Ravenna and the Comacchio lagoon. Others are Indians from the 10th Indian Division, and New Zealanders. The site for the cemetery was selected by the Army in 1945 for burials from the surrounding battlefields. Ravenna War Cemetery contains 955 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 63 of them unidentified. There are also 33 First World War burials, 30 of them brought in from Gradisca Comune Cemetery in 1973, the others from comune cemeteries at Arzignano, Fano and Monterosso al Mare. Among those buried in the cemetery are 33 men of the Jewish Infantry Brigade Group which was formed in September 1944, chiefly by volunteers from Palestine; the burials at Ravenna form the largest concentration of casualties from the Brigade. There is 1 Merchant Seaman whose death is not attributable to war service and 1 French burial.

Riccione Comune Cemetery (Riccione, Rimini Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) - WWI Commonwealth - 1 United Kingdom burial.
Riccione is on the Adriatic coast, 9.6 kilometres South-East of Rimini, on the main railway line from Brindisi to Milan. Riccione Comune Cemetery is on the Via Giulio Cesare, within the old cemetery known as "Cimitero Vecchio". The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west. Riccione Comune Cemetery contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War. Rimini Ghurkha Cemetery and Cremation Memorial (Rimini, Rimini Province, EmiliaRomagna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 618 total Indian burials plus Cremation Memorial for 172 Indians. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200. The War Cemetery lies just west of the SS72 from Rimini to San Marino and six kilometres from Rimini. Take the autostrada A14, Bologna-Ancona. Exit at San Marino, Rimini South. On leaving the motorway head towards San Marino and the cemetery is 4.5 kilometres down this road on the right hand side. Within the cemetery is located the Rimini Cremation Memorial. This Memorial is one of three memorials erected in Italy to officers and men of the Indian Army who were cremated - the other two cremation memorials are in Forli Indian Army War Cemetery and in Sangro River War Cemetery. Cemetery address: Via Consolare Rimini-San Marino 31C - 47900 Rimini (RN) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 44.005097, Longitude: 12.543624. There was severe fighting near Rimini in the autumn of 1944 in which the 4th and 10th Indian Divisions had an important share. On 21 September 1944, the 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade entered Rimini but during the winter of 1944-45, the line was pushed very little farther forward. The site of RIMINI GURKHA WAR CEMETERY was chosen in October 1945 and graves were brought into it from the surrounding battlefields. It now contains 618 Second World War burials, all of the Indian forces. Within the cemetery stands the RIMINI CREMATION MEMORIAL, one of the three memorials erected in Italy to officers and men of the Indian Army whose remains were cremated. The Rimini memorial bears 172 commemorations. The other two cremation memorials are in Forli Indian Army War Cemetery and in Sangro River War Cemetery.

Rimini Ghurkha Cemetery and Cremation Memorial (Rimini, Rimini Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) - WWII Commonwealth - 618 total Indian burials plus Cremation Memorial for 172 Indians. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200. The War Cemetery lies just west of the SS72 from Rimini to San Marino and six kilometres from Rimini. Take the autostrada A14, Bologna-Ancona. Exit at San Marino, Rimini South. On leaving the motorway head towards San Marino and the cemetery is 4.5 kilometres down this road on the right hand side. Within the cemetery is located the Rimini Cremation Memorial. This Memorial is one of three memorials erected in Italy to officers and men of the Indian Army who were cremated - the other two cremation memorials are in Forli Indian Army War Cemetery and in Sangro River War Cemetery. Cemetery address: Via Consolare Rimini-San Marino 31C - 47900 Rimini (RN) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 44.005097, Longitude: 12.543624. There was severe fighting near Rimini in the autumn of 1944 in which the 4th and 10th Indian Divisions had an important share. On 21 September 1944, the 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade entered Rimini but during the winter of 1944-45, the line was pushed very little farther forward. The site of RIMINI GURKHA WAR CEMETERY was chosen in October 1945 and graves were brought into it from the surrounding battlefields. It now contains 618 Second World War burials, all of the Indian forces. Within the cemetery stands the RIMINI CREMATION MEMORIAL, one of the three memorials erected in Italy to officers and men10/21/21, 8:13 PM War Cemeteries in Italy by Region www.gentracer.org/cemeteriesregions.html 12/46 of the Indian Army whose remains were cremated. The Rimini memorial bears 172 commemorations. The other two cremation memorials are in Forli Indian Army War Cemetery and in Sangro River War Cemetery.

Santerno Valley War Cemetery (Ravenna Province, Tuscany Region, Italy) - 2 South Africans among 287 burials.
Santerno Valley War Cemetery is about 32 kilometres south-west of Imola and a little south of the main road (SP610) from Imola to Firenzuola. Imola is a town on the SS9 halfway between Bologna and Forli. Take the autostrada A1 exiting Roncobilaccio and proceed in the direction of Futa-Firenzuola. Go past Firenzuola and carry on towards Imola. The cemetery, which is approximately 13 kilometres further on, will be seen on top of the hill on the right hand side. Cemetery address: Strada Statale 610 Cercetole - 50030 Coniale (FI) Tuscany. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 44.163589, Longitude: 11.473492.
On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side. Following the fall of Rome to the Allies in June 1944, the German retreat became ordered and successive stands were made on a series of defensive lines. In the northern Appenine mountains the last of these, the Gothic Line, was breached by the Allies during the Autumn campaign and the front inched forward as far as Ravenna in the Adratic sector, but with divisions transferred to support the new offensive in France, and the Germans dug in to a number of key defensive positions, the advance stalled as winter set in. The cemetery was started by the British 78th Division during the fighting in the Apennines towards the end of 1944, and was later added to by bringing in burials from the surrounding region. Santerno Valley War Cemetery contains 287 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited at any time.
Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via an alternative entrance. For further information and enquiries please contact enquiries@cwgc.org

Villanova Canadian War Cemetery (Bagnacavallo, Ravenna Province, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 212 total burials. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access is possible via the main entrance. Take autostrada A14, Bologna-Ancona, and branch off to Ravenna. Turn left along the SS16 towards Ferrara and at 7.5 kilometres, at the village of Mezzano, turn left to Villanova, about 4 kilometres. If travelling by train, the nearest station is Mezzano but there is no taxi service from there. Taxi's are available however, from Ravenna train station. Cemetery address: Via Chiesa 11 - 48020 Bagnacavallo (RA) Emilia Romagna. Latitude: 44.45150, Longitude: 12.05180. The site of this cemetery was chosen by the 5th Canadian Armoured Division for battlefield burials. It was in the vicinity of Villanova that troops of this Division succeeded in establishing a bridgehead over the River Lamone in the night 10/11 December 1944. West of this bridgehead there was heavy fighting in the following days, when attempts were made to cross the three canals that run from Faenza to the sea. From 12 to 15 December, the Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment and the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards suffered heavily in these attempts, and 85 of the burials in the cemetery come from these two regiments. Others include those killed in the advance to the final line held by the Canadians on the River Senio before they left Italy in February 1945. Villanova Canadian War Cemetery contains 212 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

Corva Communal Cemetery (Pordenone Province, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Italy) - 1 South African
Corva Communal Cemetery, Azzano Decimo, is South of Pordenone on the way from Treviso to Udine. Cemetery Address: Via San Pietro in Piagno - Azzano Decimo (PN). GPS Co-ordinates: 45.91057, 12.643268. Opening Times: Summer: 07:30 - 20:00 Winter: 08:00 - 17:00
For further information and enquiries please contact enquiries@cwgc.org
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. Corva Communal Cemetery contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War.

Gradisca d'Isonzo, Gorizia Province, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Italy, see Ravenna War Cemetery (Emilia-Romagna Region).

Valbruna (Wolfsbach) (Malborghetto Valbruna, Udini Province, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Italy) Very well maintained complex renovated with the help of ÖSK country office Carinthia. Here lie 179 casualties of the First World War troops from 43 different bodies, 54 of Carinthian volunteers Protect.

Udine War Cemetery (Tavagnacco di Udine, Udine Province, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Italy) WWI and WWII Commonwealth - 40 South Africans, 12 Australians, United Kingdom, New Zealand, 415 total burials from WWII, 14 unknown; 1 WWI burial. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible via the main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200. The War Cemetery is in the locality of Adegliacco in the Comune of Tavagnacco. The town of Udine is about 101 kilometres North-East of Venice. From the centre of Udine take the SS13 towards Tarviso. After 4.4 kilometres turn right, take the SS13 underpass and the cemetery will be found after the roundabout. If travelling by train, the nearest station is Udine in Europa Unita Street. Cemetery address: Via Alfieri - 33010 Tavagnacco di Udine (UD) Friuli Venezia Giulia. Latitude: 46.11700, Longitude: 13.22550. At the beginning of April 1945, the Allies launched their final offensive against the German positions spread out in a line across Italy, south of Bologna. German resistance was by now beginning to disintegrate and the Allies were able to fan out rapidly across the Po valley. Udine was entered by troops of the 6th Armoured Division on 1 May 1945, the day before the German surrender in Italy. Burials in Udine War Cemetery include casualties from the last few days of the war in Italy, some earlier prisoner-of-war and air force casualties, later garrison burials and some made from 70 British General Hospital which was at Udine for several months from May 1945. The cemetery now contains 414 Second World War burials, 14 of them unidentified. There is also one special memorial in the cemetery, commemorating a soldier of the First World War who was buried at the time in Versa Comune Cemetery, but whose grave is now lost.

Versa, Frazione di Romans d'Isonzo, Gorizia Province, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Italy see Udine War Cemetery.

Lazio Region (see Anzio)

Anzio War Cemetery (Anzio, Roma Province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - United Kingdom, 1 South African, 1 Australian, 1,056 total burials, 19 Unknown and museum.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to site possible, may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200. Anzio is a coastal town 70 kilometres south of Rome. To reach Anzio take the No.148 Superstrada Motorway which runs between Rome and Latina. Take the exit for Anzio and follow the signs towards Anzio along the No.207. The Cemetery lies 1 kilometre north of Anzio town just off the No.207. As the No.207 approaches Anzio an Italian Comune Cemetery is visible on a small rise to the left of the road. Turn left and drive up a small rise to a parking area in front of the cemetery entrance. Commission signs are visible. Anzio War Cemetery should not be confused with Beach Head Cemetery which is also close to Anzio town. Beach Head Cemetery lies on the No.207, 5 kilometres north of Anzio town, and can be seen on the left hand side of the road when taking the No.207 towards Anzio. Cemetery address: Via del Cimitero - 00042 Anzio (RM) Lazio. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 41.455473, Longitude: 12.623178.
Operations in January 1944 landed troops behind the German lines at Anzio, but defences were well organised, and a breakthrough was not actually achieved until May. The site for this cemetery was selected not long after the landings at Anzio and the burials here date from the period immediately following the landings. Anzio War Cemetery contains 1,056 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. The cemetery was designed by Louis de Soissons.

Beach Head War Cemetery (Anzio, Roma Province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 1 burial; WWII Commonwealth - 1,980 United Kingdom, 70 Canadian, 25 South African, 7 Australian, 4 Indian, 4 New Zealander, and 9 others, 2,316 total burials, 295 unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Anzio is a coastal town 70 kilometres south of Rome. To reach Anzio take the Route No.148 Superstrada Motorway, which runs between Rome and Latina. Turn off the Superstrada at the No.207, following the signs towards Anzio. The route is well signposted from the Superstrada. The Cemetery lies 5 kilometres north of Anzio town on the No.207 and Commission signs are visible 150 metres from the cemetery. There is a small parking area at the main entrance. Beach Head War Cemetery should not be confused with Anzio War Cemetery which lies just off the No.207, 1 kilometre north of Anzio. Cemetery address: Via Nettunense km 34 - 00040 Anzio (RM) Lazio. Latitude: 41.482355, Longitude: 12.625456. The site of the cemetery originally lay close to a casualty clearing station. Burials were made direct from the battlefield after the landings at Anzio and later, after the Army had moved forward, many graves were brought in from the surrounding country. Beach Head War Cemetery contains 2,316 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 295 of them unidentified. There is also one First World War burial which was brought into the cemetery from Chiete (??) Comune Cemetery near Rome. The cemetery was designed by Louis de Soissons.

Bolsena War Cemetery (Montefiascone, Viterbo Province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 187 South African, 2 Australian, United Kingdom, Indian, Canadian, includes burials transferred from Elba, 597 burials, 40 unknown.
As there are steep steps and a long steep path within the cemetery, wheelchair access is impossible. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Bolsena War Cemetery is situated on the eastern side of Lake Bolsena just west of the SS2, between Rome (104 kilometres) and Siena (115 kilometres). Take the Orte exit from the autostrada A1. Go 30 km west towards Viterbo then turn right on to the SS2. The two nearest towns are Montefiascone, 8 kilometres to the south, and Bolsena on the shores of the lake, 7 kilometres to the north. The cemetery entrance can be clearly seen from the main road. Cemetery address: SS2 Cassia (Nord) K106 - 1027 Montefiascone (VT) Lazio. Latitude: 42.585776, Longitude: 11.997886.
The Gustav line eventually fell in May 1944 and as the Germans fell back, Rome was taken by the Allies on 3 June. The Germans made their first stand after being driven north of Rome at Bolsena and to the east of Lake Bolsena, there was a tank battle in June 1944 between the 6th South African Armoured Division and the Hermann Goering Panzer Division. The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1944, and graves were brought in from the battlefields between Bolsena and Orvieto. Almost one-third of those buried at Bolsena were South Africans. In 1947, 42 graves were brought into the cemetery (into Plot 4 Rows G and H) from the Island of Elba. The cemetery is on the actual site of the first camp occupied by General Alexander's advanced headquarters after the liberation of Rome and it was here that King George VI visited General Alexander at the end of July 1944. Bolsena War Cemetery contains 597 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 40 of them unidentified. The cemetery was designed by Louis de Soissons.

Cassino Polish War Cemetery (Cassino, Frosinone Province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWII Polish - Burials of 1052 of the 4000 who died in this battle in the 2nd Army Corps are here. Another 250 Bellorussians from the West of Belarus (now Poland) are also buried here. The Polish War Cemetery car park is 0.7 km (by road) from the car park at Monte Cassino Abbey. From the Polish Cemetery car park, you progress down a sloping walkway (about 500 metres long) with about 3 flights of about 8 steps each. Arriving at the cemetery gates, there is another flight of about ten steps to get up to the cemetery base. This cemetery is all stone. There is no grass in the main cemetery. The crosses are laid out on a steep terraced stone semi circle. You have to be reasonably fit to climb up there and then on to the garden further up the slope.

Cassino War Cemetery (Cassino, Frosinone Province, Lazio Region, Italy) (see Cassino) - 4,266 burials. - 47 South Africans. 13 Australians.
Cassino War Cemetery lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. Take the autostrada A1 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. Take the roundabout and take the third exit and follow the road signs to Cassino. On this road you will find the first of six clearly visible signposts to the cemetery and memorial. The cemetery is located approximately 1 kilometre from the railway station in Via Sant Angelo and visitors arriving by train are advised to take a taxi from the station. Cemetery address: Via S. Angelo 03043 Cassino (FR) Lazio. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude 41.477555, Longitude: 13.827141.
There is a large car park at the cemetery; the ground is flat and level. It is also possible to park along the edge of the main road leading to the cemetery. There are two large metal gates from the car park into the cemetery. The gates are approximately 180 cm wide and locked outside of working hours. MAIN ENTRANCE, ACCESS, AND LAYOUT There is a small step from the car park up to the main gates. Once at the gates the surface is smooth and flat. There are approximately 20 steps leading up to the main entrance platform building on either side of the gates. Steps lead up to the main entrance building, which contains a central round table. The floor is comprised of small, rounded cobble mosaic, which are not flush. The main entrance platform opens directly into the cemetery. The Stone of Remembrance is in front of the entrance building. Once inside the cemetery, paths are grass and slightly sloped in places. The Register Boxes are in the shelter building on the south side of the cemetery. The building has two large gates; each approximately 700 mm wide. The Cassino Memorial is located on either side of an ornamental garden; tall pillars and a water feature. There are stone steps going down to the water feature as well as to the pillars. The Cross of Sacrifice is on the far side of the central water feature, towards the rear of cemetery. There are two shelter buildings with internal stone benches at either side of the cemetery, both with two large double gates. There are seating areas with stone benches scattered around the cemetery, as well as multiple stone benches built into the entrance structure. ALTERNATIVE ENTRANCE The alternative access to the cemetery is through the service entrance. There is a barrier at the service entrance approximately three metres wide, the barrier is locked at weekends. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Opening hours for Cassino War Cemetery are as follows: 0800 hrs to 1200 hrs then 1300 hrs to 1530 hrs – During Winter Months. 0730 hrs to 1200 hrs then 1300 hrs to 1600 hrs – During Summer Months. Due to thefts, the cemetery Register, and Visitors book are only available during gardener’s working hours. Visitors to the cemetery should not leave valuables in unattended vehicles. Visitors should ensure that their vehicles are locked.
On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side. Progress through southern Italy was rapid despite stiff resistance, but by the end of October, the Allies were facing the German winter defensive position known as the Gustav Line, which stretched from the river Garigliano in the west to the Sangro in the east. Initial attempts to breach the western end of the line were unsuccessful. Operations in January 1944 landed troops behind the German lines at Anzio, but defences were well organised, and a breakthrough was not actually achieved until 18 May, when Cassino was finally taken. The site for CASSINO WAR CEMETERY was originally selected in January 1944, but the development of the battle during the first five months of that year made it impossible to use it until after the Germans had withdrawn from Cassino. During these early months of 1944, Cassino saw some of the fiercest fighting of the Italian campaign, the town itself and the dominating Monastery Hill proving the most stubborn obstacles encountered in the advance towards Rome. The majority of those buried in the war cemetery died in the battles during these months. There are now 4,271 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated at Cassino War Cemetery. 289 of the burials are unidentified. Within the cemetery stands the CASSINO MEMORIAL which commemorates over 3,100 Commonwealth servicemen who took part in the Italian campaign whose graves are not known. In addition, over 900 Indian soldiers are commemorated on this memorial whose remains were cremated. The CEMETERY and MEMORIAL were designed by Louis de Soissons.

Cassino War Memorial (Cassino, Frosinone Province, Lazio Region, Italy) (see Cassino War Cemetery) - WWII, over 3,100 Commonwealth servicemen who took part in the Italian campaign whose graves are not known. In addition, over 900 Indian soldiers are commemorated on this memorial whose remains were cremated.

French Military Cemetery at Rome (Roma, Roma Province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWII French - 1,888 burials. - Mostly Morrocan and Algerian. It is just off Via della Camillucia, toward the Olympic Stadium is a modest cemetery for 1,700 French Expeditionary Corps soldiers, mainly Moroccans and Algerians. The cemetery is at the end of a small road, Via dei Casali di S. Spirito. Most of the grave markers bear a Muslim crescent while some have crosses. All, however, bear the inscription “Mort pour la France".

German Military Cemetery at Cassino (Caira, Frosinone Province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWII German - 20,027 burials. About 3 kilometers north of the town of Cassino is the German military cemetery Cassino. He holds all the German soldiers who fell in the southern part of the Italian mainland, approximately south of the line-Pescara Terracina. There are thus for the most part the dead from the battles for the beachhead in the Gulf of Salerno, the withdrawal of fighting on the Adriatic coast (particularly in the area of Ortona), in advance of Cassino and of the hard struggle in the battle space around Cassino itself.From the Tyrrhenian sea, from the barrel of the Garigliano on Cassino away to the north-east to the rugged Abruzzo in, the so-called "Gustav Line" moved to its opening, the Allies struggled through five months. Here was one of the focal points of the fighting in Italy. The town of Cassino, built up again today, was then completely destroyed, the world famous Montecassino monastery has been transformed by an Allied bombing raid in a pile of rubble. Who with the rebuilt monastery stands in front of the towering mountain and the view can wander around on the plateau and the surrounding mountains, should know that here, as only rarely in World War II, many nations have fought bitterly: German, American, Englishmen, Frenchmen, Canadians, Poles, Italians, New Zealanders, Indians, Maoris.In German Italian war graves agreement that was signed in December 1955 between the Federal Government and the Italian Government, it was agreed to create a final German military cemetery near Cassino, of all the fallen German soldiers in süditalienischem space should accommodate.(With the exception of Sicily, which has its own place of honor obtained at Catania on the island for the dead). Here the German war dead have eternal rest right. Their number amounts to 20,076. They were recovered in 1959 and 1960 by the Umbetter of the People's League of countless smaller cemeteries and from scattered field graves. Here, the Umbetter often collected painstakingly everything that could contribute to the identification of previously unknown dead. Whoever leaves the place Cassino to visit the German cemetery, seen from afar, the flat dome of 50 meters high hill, the Colle Marino, on the southern foothills of the weitgedehnte patio plant streches. , the German military cemetery Cassino was built eV with the help of the Federal Government of Germany and funded by the Government of the Italian Republic in the years 1959 to 1964 by the German War Graves Commission. Via a wide, uphill leading way the visitor reaches the designed cube-shaped entrance building. Due to an open rectangle for the sky the daylight falls on a sculpture representing "mourning and consolation." This hall, the visitor enters the large tombs system, which is formed by several ellipsoid surrounding terraces. Strong retaining wall of travertine-layer masonry separate the terrace fields, two wide, radially leading to the hilltop paths and narrow stairs make the connection between them forth. The grave areas are planted with St. John's wort (Hypericum); stone crosses made of travertine call on both sides of the names, ranks and dates of three dead. Cypress stand as solemn guard here and there on the sides of the graves. On the hilltop is a 11 meter-high cross in wrought bronze rises. Behind are the comrades graves. Large stone slabs list the names of those who rest with certainty among the unknowns buried here. Behind the comrades graves stands on a stone pedestal in a barred enclosure a consecrated lamp that His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, donated to the German military cemetery has (same consecration lamps are also on the military cemeteries of the other nations in the area around Cassino). From here the visitor has a clear, unobstructed view down into the fiercely fought in the second world war the valley and the mountains all around. Visitors are the silent reminders of this site can not escape. REMINDER OF THE PEACE! On 19.05.2012, the monument was flame of peace (Flame of peace) placed in Cassino and inaugurated. The sculpture was donated Herta Margarete Habsburg-Lothringen, the initiator of Flame of Peace, President of the Association for the Advancement of Peace, under the motto: The Flame of Peace, a symbol of world peace, in memory of our order for peace to be active. thoughts, words and deeds in 2014 7 nameplates were for 911 deaths, the rest in this cemetery among the unknowns, mounted in the Memorial Hall. Directions - The exact address is: German military cemetery Cassino Via Colle Marino 1 03040 Cassino Caira ITALY 41 ° 31'45.02 "N, 13 ° 49'20.95" E.

Minturno War Cemetery (Marina di Minturno, Latina province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 2049 burials.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Minturno is about 78 kilometres north of Naples, close to the coast. The cemetery lies several kilometres south of the town on the SS7 road to Naples and is situated in the locality of Marina di Minturno (Garigliano). To reach the cemetery take the Cassino exit from the A1 motorway, then turn right to follow Ausonia, Formia, Minturno. At about 30 km the road runs tangientially to a flyover. Go under the flyover, turn left and take the SS7 Appia road towards Scauri and Naples. Go over Scauri and then, after 4 kilometres, to Marina di Minturno and the cemetery is a further 3 kilometres, on the right hand side. Cemetery address: Via Virilassi, 1 - 4020 Marina di Minturno (LT) Lazio. Latitude: 41.240844, Longitude: 13.765905.
It was not until 17 January 1944 that the Garigliano was crossed, and Minturno taken two days later. The site for the cemetery was chosen in January 1944, but the Allies then lost some ground and the site came under German small-arms fire. The cemetery could not be used again until May 1944 when the Allies launched their final advance on Rome and the US 85th and 88th Divisions were in this sector. The burials are mainly those of the heavy casualties incurred in crossing the Garigliano in January. Minturno War Cemetery contains 2,049 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. The cemetery was designed by Louis de Soissons.

Non-Catholic Cemetery (Testaccio) (Roma, Roma Province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWI and WWII Commonwealth - 6 WWI; 1 WWII, 7 United Kingdom, 7 total.10/21/21, 8:13 PM War Cemeteries in Italy by Region www.gentracer.org/cemeteriesregions.html 18/46 Non-Catholic Cemetery (Testaccio), is on the South side of the city, at the Porta san Paola. The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. Non-Catholic Cemetery (Testaccio) contains six Commonwealth burials of the First World War. There is also one Second World War burial.

Pomezia German Military Cemetery (Pomezia, Roma Province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWII German - 27,443 burials. The German War Cemetery is located west of the road Latina - Rome, on the SS 148 Via Pontina, about 26 kilometers south-east of Rome. On the horizon rises the ridge of the Alban Hills. To the south, the view over the former battle ground of Aprilia in the coastal plain of the drained Pontine Marshes. During the fierce fighting on the beachhead of Anzio-Nettuno Americans designed for friend and enemy at the northern exit of the town of Nettuno a large military cemetery at. Early in 1947, the 2,740 German casualties buried there were reburied at the instigation of the American graves service to Pomezia, because the terrain is there better for a permanent war graves conditioning. The plot was made in December 1946 by the Italian government for free. Upon request and with the support of the then Italian General Commissariat then 3,751 German casualties from field graves of the former country head of Anzio-Nettuno were salvaged from the German Graves Registration Service and are embedded in Pomezia. In the years 1948 - 1955 the National Association buried here further 10,704 German war dead from municipal cemeteries in the provinces of Rome, Latina, Salerno, Avellino, Frosinone, L 'Aquila, Chieti, Siena and Pistoia. Upon completion of the German-Italian war graves Agreement of 22 December 1955 also German war dead from the provinces of Ancona, Arezzo, Ascoli, Grosseto, Latina, Leghorn, Macerata, Naples, Perugia, Pesaro, Rieti, Rome, Siena, Terni, Viterbo and Regglo di Calabria are zugebettet in the cemetery Pomezia. A total of 27,443 German soldiers received in Pomezia their final resting place. Expanding the military cemetery in mid to late fifties to the plans of the construction management of the People's League. From the entry hall of a straight, paved path leads past the cemeteries to central time, which was built over the tomb of the comrades grave. Four strong pillars support a canopy, whose bottom is covered with mosaics. The center column is plastically designed with four-than-life-size figures of soldiers and grieving relatives.The cemeteries with stone crosses are surrounded by pine groups. Opening times: April to September 08.00 - 19.00 clock, in March / October 08.00 - 18.00 clock, November 08.00 - 17.00 clock, from December to February 08.00 - 16.00 clock position: approximately 26 km south of Rome. The cemetery office is located at the parking lot. .: Tel 0039 06 91604156 or 06 91603084, Fax: 0039 06 91140524Mobile: 0039 328 0119665. Information: Alphabetical lists of names are in the entrance building and visitor space public.. A graves file is located in the cemetery manager's office. It is served by this during office hours. Nevertheless, it is recommended that the exact grave location prior to travel at the federal office of the German War Graves Commission a declaration in Kassel. cemetery office hours of the administrator from April to September 08:00 to 12:00 14:00 to 5:00 p.m., March / October 08 : 00 - 12:00 14:00 to 17:00, November 08:00 to 12:00 13:00 to 17:00, from December to February 09:00 to 12:00 14:00 to 16:00. Train from Rome not recommended because station Pomezia 11 km from the cemetery). It is recommended: From Rome HB Termini - M Metropolitana subway) line B to its final stop LAURENTINA - and from there change to the bus COTRAL (supraregional bus) Rome - od after (Pomezia Latina od San Felice Circeo)... The bus stops on request at the cemetery parking lot. Note: It is best to show the bus driver in front of a cemetery brochure! The bus stop for the return trip is on the opposite side of the road to the cemetery. The German Military cemetery access by means of directly adjacent civilian cemetery of the town of Pomezia. Address: Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Pomezia, Via Pontine km 31.400040 GPS 41 "N, 12 ° 30'59.06".

Rome (Verano) Comune Cemetery (Roma, Roma Province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 1 Canadian burial. This is a large comune cemetery near the Piazzale del Verano in the San Lorenzo district about 2.5km due east of Termini Station in Rome. Rome (Verano) Comune Cemetery contains one Commonwealth burial of the Second World War.

Rome War Cemetery (Roma, Roma Province, Lazio Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 28 South Africans. 4 Australians, 355 United Kingdom, 22 Canadians, 3 Indian, 10 New Zealand, 1 from Mauritius, 2 Palestinian, 426 total burials. Due to frequent vandalism and thefts, it is now necessary to keep the cemetery padlocked when the gardener is not present. The Combination number for the padlock is 1221 and the padlock is located at the rear of the gate, behind the two handles. The gardeners working hours are: Winter: Monday to Friday 08.00 to 12.00 and 12.30 to 15.00 Summer: Monday to Friday 0700 to 12.00 and 12.30 to 15.00 Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on 01628 507200. Rome War Cemetery lies alongside and within the Aurelian Wall of the ancient city of Rome. It is reached from the Piazza Venezia, the centre of Rome, by going down the Via dei Fori Imperiali, past the Coliseum, and along the Viale Aventino as far as the Porta San Paolo. Before reaching this gate and the monument Pyramid of Caius Cestius, take the road to the right along the wall of the Protestant Cemetery, in which are buried the poets Keats and Shelley. Across the road at the far end of that cemetery will be seen Rome War Cemetery, on Via Nicola Zabaglia 50, Monte Testaccio. Alternatively, take the metro and get off at Piramide Metro Station, which is close to Rome War Cemetery, on Via Nicola Zabaglia 50, Monte Testaccio. Cemetery address: Via Nicola Zabaglia 50 - 00153 Roma (RM) Lazio. Latitude: 41.87502, Longitude: 12.477238. Operations in January 1944 landed troops behind the German lines at Anzio, but a breakthrough was not achieved until 18 May when, after fierce fighting, Cassino finally fell to the Allies. Rome was taken on 3 June as the German withdrawal continued. The cemetery was started shortly afterwards and was used mainly for burials from the occupying garrison, but a few graves were brought in from the surrounding country, and some soldiers and airmen who died as prisoners of war in Rome are also buried there. Rome War Cemetery contains 426 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery (Nettuno, Roma Province, Lazio Region, Italy) Piazzale Kennedy, 1 , 00048 Nettuno, Italy, tel +39 069 88 0284 The cemetery and the visitor center are open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays.
The World War II Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial site in Italy covers 77 acres, rising in a gentle slope from a broad pool with an island and cenotaph flanked by groups of Italian cypress trees. Beyond the pool is the immense field of headstones of 7,861 of American military war dead, arranged in gentle arcs on broad green lawns beneath rows of Roman pines. The majority of these individuals died in the liberation of Sicily (July 10 to August 17, 1943); in the landings in the Salerno Area (September 9, 1943) and the heavy fighting northward; in the landings at Anzio Beach and expansion of the beachhead (January 22, 1944 to May 1944); and in air and naval support in the regions. A wide central mall leads to the memorial, rich in works of art and architecture, expressing America's remembrance of the dead. It consists of a chapel to the south, a peristyle, and a map room to the north. On the white marble walls of the chapel are engraved the names of 3,095 of the missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The map room contains a bronze relief map and four fresco maps depicting the military operations in Sicily and Italy. At each end of the memorial are ornamental Italian gardens. A new, 2,500-square-foot center visitor center opened in May 2014. Through interpretive exhibits that incorporate personal stories, photographs, films, and interactive displays, visitors will gain a better understanding of this critical campaign that contributed to the Allied victory in Europe during World War II.
The cemetery lies at the north edge of the town of Nettuno, Italy, which is immediately east of Anzio, 38 miles south of Rome. The cemetery can be reached by automobile from Rome along the Via Cristoforo Colombo, which runs into Via Pontina (highway 148). Drive south approximately 37 miles and exit at Campoverde/Nettuno. Turn right to Nettuno, continuing 5½ miles to the cemetery.

Liguria Region

Cicagna, Genova Province, Liguria Region, Italy see Milan War Cemetery (Lombardia Region).

Monterosso al Mare, La Spezia Province, Liguria Region, Italy, see Ravenna War Cemetery (Emilia-Romagna Region)

Savona Comune Cemetery (Savona, Savona Province, Liguria Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 85 total burials.
The cemetery is always closed on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sunday afternoons. Wheelchair access to site possible, maybe by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our enquiries department on telephone number 01628 634221.
Exit the A10 autostrada at Savona Vado. Follow the signs to Quiliano, which is immediately right and the Comune Cemetery is signposted. Proceed on foot toward the rear of the town cemetery and at the large cross in the centre, turn left, then right. Pass through an entrance way in a wall and follow the path. The CWGC plot is on the right. Cemetery address: Via Quiliano - Localita Zinola. Latitude 44.284061, Longitude: 8.437221
From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west. On 4 May 1917, the Hired Transport "Transylvania", proceeding to Salonika with reinforcements, was sunk by torpedo off Cape Vado, a few kilometres south of Savona, with the loss of more than 400 lives. The bodies recovered at Savona were buried two days later, from the Hospital of San Paulo, in a special plot in the town cemetery. Others are buried elsewhere in Italy, France, Monaco and Spain. SAVONA TOWN CEMETERY contains 85 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, all but two of them casualties of the "Transylvania". There are also a number of Merchant seamen buried in the cemetery whose deaths were not due to war service. Within the cemetery is the SAVONA MEMORIAL, which commemorates a further 275 casualties who died when the "Transylvania" went down, but whose graves are not known.

Savona Memorial (Savona, Savona Province, Liguria Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - United Kingdom, 1 South African, 275 missing. See Savona Comune Cemetery.

Staglieno Comune Cemetery (Genova, Genova Province, Liguria Region, Italy) WWI and WWII Commonwealth - 9 South Africans, 13 Australians, 230 total WWI burials; 122 United Kingdom burials from WWII.
This cemetery is steeply terraced with numerous steps. It is necessary to climb the stairway to reach the CWGC Plots, which are on separate terraced levels connected by stairs. The 1914-18 Plots I and II are on Terraces 3 and 4, the 1939-1945 Plot (now known as Plot III) is on Terrace 6. (see layout plan). This cemetery is in the control of the comune authorities who reserve the right to close it at anytime without notice. The location or design of this site makes wheelchair access impossible. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our enquiries department on telephone number 01628 634221.
Exit at the A12 autostrada at Genova East and follow the signs for the direction of Genova. The road leads down a steep hill through several tunnels. At the bottom of the hill turn right and follow the road for a short distance alongside the riverbed. Take the first bridge to the left and cross to the opposite side of the river and turn left. Due to the one-way traffic system it is now necessary to cross the river again. Take the first bridge to the left, then turn left at the opposite bank. Take the first right just past a very small bus depot. A large Italian comune cemetery is visible on the right. Parking is available outside the comune cemetery. Walk through the large entrance gate into the comune cemetery and follow the road straight ahead. Signs for 'British Cemetery' are seen on the right after approximately 300 metres. Cemetery address: Piazzale Resasco - 16100 Genoa (GE) Liguria. Latitude: 44.428463, Longitude: 8.952248.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From November 1917 to the end of the war, Genoa was a base for commonwealth forces and the 11th General, and 38th and 51st Stationary Hospitals, were posted in the city. Staglieno Cemetery contains 230 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. There are also 122 Second World War graves, most of them garrison burials, others brought in from the surrounding country.

Lombardia Region

Bergamo, Bergamo Province, Lombardia Region, Italy, see Milan War Cemetery.

Cardano al Campo Comune Cemetery (Cardano al Campo, Varese Province, Lombardia Region, Italy) WWI, WWII Italians.

Cremona Comune Cemetery, Cremona Province, Lombardia Region, Italy
contains a plot of 83 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, most of whom died in No 29 Stationary Hospital.
Exit from the autostrada A 21 at Cremona. Follow the signs into Cremona and then proceed in the direction of Centro or Stazione. Drive past the main railway station, keeping it to your right, and then turn right passing under the railway lines. Follow the cemetery signs to the right and proceed down a tree lined road for approximately 1 kilometre. Park outside the Italian Communal Cemetery. Proceed on foot to the CWGC plot in the back left hand corner of the Communal Cemetery.
Cemetery Address: Via Cimitero, 1 - 26100 Cremona. GPS Co-ordinates: 45.144245, 10.023314.
Visiting Information - Wheelchair access to the site is possible via an alternative entrance.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west.
The three Commonwealth war graves are situated in the Campo Militare, which from the entrance is in the far left hand corner near to the outside wall.
Cemetery Address: Via Cremona, 40/B - 46100 (località Borgo Angeli) Mantova (MN).GPS Co-ordinates: 45.155502, 10.764585.
Visiting Information - OPENING TIMES OF THE CEMETERY ARE: 1st June to 30th September: 7:30am - 7:00pm, 1st October to 31st May: 8:00am - 5:00pm
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west.

Mantova Comune Cemetery, Mantova, Mantova Province, Lombardia Region, Italy contains three Commonwealth burials of the First World War. The cemetery is located to the west of the city on the SS10, called Via Cremona. The entrance to the large Civilian Cemetery is found near the Piazzale Vittime dei Lager Nazisti. The three Commonwealth war graves are situated in the Campo Militare, which from the entrance is in the far left hand corner near to the outside wall. Cemetery Address: Via Cremona, 40/B - 46100 (località Borgo Angeli) Mantova (MN).GPS Co-ordinates: 45.155502, 10.764585. Visiting Information - OPENING TIMES OF THE CEMETERY ARE: 1st June to 30th September: 7:30am - 7:00pm, 1st October to 31st May: 8:00am - 5:00pm The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west.

Milan War Cemetery (Milano, Milano Province, Lombardia Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 44 South Africans, 22 Australians, United Kingdom, Indian, New Zealand, 421 total burials, 27 Unknown, 6 non-commonwealth.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via the main entrance.
Take the tangenziale west, skirting Milan, from the autostradas A1, A4 or A7. Exit from the tangenziale (main road) following the blue signs for Milano, route SS11. Proceed in the direction of Milano and pass the Grand Hotel Brun. Take the sharp turn to the left following the CWGC signs. The cemetery lies in a large park approximately 0.5 kilometre along on the right. From the city centre head west following signs for the San Siro football Stadium. The road which runs past the stadium has local authority signs for Milan War Cemetery. If travelling by train, the nearest station is Forli, where a taxi service is available. Cemetery address: Via Cascina Bellaria s.n. - 20153 Milano (MI) Lombardia. Latitude: 45.48509, Longitude: 9.10420.
At the beginning of April 1945, the Allies launched their final offensive against the German positions spread out in a line across Italy, south of Bologna. German resistance was by now beginning to disintegrate and the Allies were able to fan out rapidly across the Po valley. Milan, already freed by Italian Partisans, was entered by the US 4th Corps on 2 May 1945, the day of the German surrender in Italy. As Milan fell to the Allies largely without a fight, the Commonwealth forces suffered few casualties. Most of the graves in Milan War Cemetery were those of prisoners-of-war or airmen and were brought in from the surrounding towns and villages - places such as Bergamo, Boves, Carpi, Cicagna, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Turin (Torino) and Val-d'Isere (France) - after the war. Milan War Cemetery contains 417 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 27 of them unidentified. There are also six war graves of other nationalities.

San Damiano Al Colle Comune Cemetery, Pavia Province, Lombardia Region, Italy contains one Commonwealth burial of the Second World War (Antony Lody Frasca).
In the mountains 25 kilometres west of Piacenza. Follow the main road from Piacenza towards Alessandria as far as the village of Cardazzo; there turn south along the secondary road to S. Maria di Versa. After 4 kilometres, leave this secondary road and bear right up a country road to the village of San Damiano al Colle. The cemetery is on the left, 0.5 kilometre short of the village on Route No. 43. In a niche under the family arcade in the south-west corner of the cemetery is buried one British soldier.
Cemetery opening hours: 1st of April to 30th of September from 7.00am to 8.30pm, 1st of October to 31st of March from 8.00am to 6.00p

Sirmione Comune Cemetery, Brescia Province, Lombardia Region, Italy. The Cemetery contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War and is at the neck of a long and narrow peninsula on the South shore of Lake Garda. The single Commonwealth war grave if located beyond the entrance gate on the left, row n. 3, grave n. 2.
The cemetery lies between Via Colombare and Via Carlo Ederle - Colombare di Sirmione (BS). GPS Co-ordinates: 45.4691, 10.607944.
Cemetery opening times: April to September: 7:00am - 8:00pm, November to February: 8:00am - 5:00pm, March and October: 7:00am - 6:30pm.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west.

Stradella Comune Cemetery, Pavia Province, Lombardia Region, Italy contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War (NEAL, WILLIAM LEONARD).
The cemetery is 48 kilometres South of Milan. The single Commonwealth burial is located at 'Field n. 5, section n. 3, detartment 5, path G' towards the left side of the Cemetery from the main entrance.
Cemetery Address: Via Don Rutta (PV). GPS Co-ordinates: 45.075021, 9.312479.
The cemetery is open daily from 9.00am to 5.00 pm.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west.

Trecella Comune Cemetery (Trecella, Frazione di Pozzuolo Martesana, Milano Province, Lombardia Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 1 South African, 1 total burial.
Take the main road from Milan towards Treviglio No 11, and turn south down a small country road at the village of Inzago, 26 kilometres from Milan. To reach the cemetery, enter the hamlet of Trecella and turn sharp left. In the south-east corner of the cemetery is the grave of one airman of the Royal Air Force.

Voghera Comune Cemetery, Pavia Province, Lombardia Region, Italy contains four Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
Voghera is situated about 2 kilometres south of the A21, between Piacenza and Alessandria and has its own eponymous Autostrada exit. From the A21 Torino-Piacenza highway or the A7 Milano-Genova highway go towards the city centre. Go along the C.Ventisette Marzo then turn left at the first traffic light in Via Papa Giovanni XXIII. At the next traffic light turn left again towards the Carducci underpass. The cemetery lies in the Rondo Carducci area, 1 kilometre north and slightly west of the town railway station and the Viale Cimitero leads off the Via and Piazzale Carducci. Once in Rondo Carducci, turn left into the tree lined street which leads to the cemetery. The four Commission burials are in the south-east part of the cemetery.
Cemetery address: Viale Del Cimitero, 1 - 27058 Voghera (PV). GPS Co-ordinates: 45.00120, 9.00425.
Voghera Communal Cemetery is open daily between 07:30 and 18:00.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west.

Marche Region

Ancona War Cemetery (Ancona, Ancona Province, Marche Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 79 South African, 13 Australian, Indian, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canadian, 1019 total burials, 55 Unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to this cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. It should be noted that the cemetery is steeply terraced. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
The War Cemetery lies in the rural locality of Tavernelle, 3 kilometres south of the town of Ancona. Leave the Autostrada A14 at Ancona Sud and take the SS16 towards Ancona. After approximately 3 kilometres (via Pietro Filonze) turn right to pass in front of the wholesale fruit market and under a railway line. Then at the next junction turn left and you will find the cemetery approximately 2 kilometres past the Stadio del Conero, the local football stadium. Cemetery address: Frazione Passo Varano - 60131 Ancona (AN) Marche. Latitude: 43.586764, Longitude: 13.522829.
The cemetery at Ancona reflects the Allied progress up the Adriatic coast in August and September 1944. The cemetery site was chosen in September and graves were brought in from a wide area round about, extending from Pescara, 80 kilometres farther south, to Pesaro, over 48 kilometres north of Ancona. They include those of casualties from the first attacks on the eastern sector of the German defensive Gothic Line, near Fano and Pesaro, at the end of August and early in September. Ancona itself had been taken by the Poles on 18 July 1944 and, being little touched by the war, served as the main port for supplies for the attack on the Gothic Line and for the final break through the following spring at Argenta. Ancona War Cemetery contains 1,019 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Fano, Pesaro and Urbino Province, Marche Region, Italy, see Ravenna War cemetery (Emilia-Romagna Region).

Gradara War Cemetery (Gradara, Pesaro-Urbino province, Marche Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 14 South Africans, 2 Australians, 1 Belgian, United Kingdom, Canadian, 1191 total burials, 4 Unknown.
This cemetery is steeply terraced with numerous steps, therefore making wheelchair access impossible. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
It is located about 1.5 kilometres south of the SS16, midway between Pesaro and Riccione. Take the autostrada A14 (Bologna-Taranto) exiting at Cattolica or Pesaro, then go along the SS16 either east from Cattolica or west from Pesaro. Cemetery address: Via Pesaro s.n - 61012 Gradara (PU) Marche. Latitude: 43.941062, Longitude: 12.782378.
The site for the cemetery was chosen in November 1944 and it contains the graves of casualties incurred during the advance from Ancona to Rimini, which broke the German's heavily defended Gothic Line, and in the heavy fighting around Rimini, which was taken by the Allies on 21 September 1944. Gradara War Cemetery contains 1,191 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. There is also one Belgian war grave.

Montecchio War Cemetery (Montecchio, a frazione of Montelabbate, Pesaro-Urbino province, Marche Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 6 South Africans, 289 Canadian, 284 United Kingdom, 2 Indian, 582 total burials.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to site is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
It stands on rising ground just north of the main road from Pesaro to Urbino, about 12 kilometres west of Pesaro. Take the SS 423 from Pesaro to Urbino, following the signs for Montecchio. Just before entering the town, the cemetery will be seen on the right hand side of the road. Cemetery address: Via Provinciale s.n. - 61025 Montelabbate (PU) Marche. Latitude: 43.860945, Longitude: 12.768968.
Following the fall of Rome to the Allies in June 1944, the German retreat became ordered and successive stands were made on a series of defensive positions known as the Trasimene, Arezzo, Arno and Gothic Lines. Montecchio lies near the eastern end of the Gothic Line. The anti-tank ditch of this defensive system used to run through the valley immediately below the cemetery. Montecchio village was practically razed to the ground for purposes of defence during the war and much damage was done in the surrounding country. The site was selected by the Canadian Corps for burials during the fighting to break into the Gothic Line in the autumn of 1944. An additional plot was added later for graves brought in from the surrounding country. Montecchio War Cemetery contains 582 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Molise Region

Venafro Free French Cemetery (Venafro, Isernia Province, Molise Region, Italy) WWII French - 6,000 men from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and other African countries who fought on behalf of the French are buried here.

Piemonte Region

Borgofranco D'Ivrea Comune Cemetery (Borgofranco D'Ivrea, Torino Province, Piemonte Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 1 South African burial total.
This town is 6 kilometres north of Ivrea on Route No.26 to Aosta. Borgofranco is about 45 kilometres north of Turin. The cemetery is located on Montebuono hill and is known as Montebuono Cemetery.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west. Borgofranco D'Ivrea Churchyard contains one Commonwealth burial of the First World War.

Boves, Cuneo Province, Piemonte Region, Italy see Milan War Cemetery (Lombardia Region).

Torino Comune Cemetery (Torino, Torino province, Piemonte Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 15 United Kingdom, 1 Australian, 16 total.
Wheelchair access to site possible, maybe by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our enquiries department on telephone number 01628 634221.
The cemetery (the "Cimitero Generale") is North-East of the Central station. Of the Commonwealth War Graves one is against the South-East side and the others are in a small plot against the North-West side.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west. One section of No. 29 Stationary Hospital was at Turin in 1918. Turin Town Cemetery contains 16 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.

Puglia Region

Bari War Cemetery (Carbonara di Bari, Bari Province, Puglia Region, Italy) WWI and WWII Commonwealth - New Zealand, United Kingdom, 210 Canadians, 165 South African, 45 Australian, 2218 total WWII burials, 170 Unknown. 85 WWI burials from Brindisi.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Take the tangenziale which is part of the SS16, skirting Bari, and which is accessed from the autostrada A14. From the tangenziale take the SS100 south to Taranto at exit 13B. About 3 kilometres from exit 13B turn right to Carbonara. Then a left turn will eventually arrive at the cemetery (about 1.5 kilometres from the SS100). If travelling by train, alight at Bari Centro Station and take a taxi to the cemetery. Cemetery address: Via Antonia Quaranta - 70012 Carbonara di Bari (BA) Puglia. Latitude: 41.064841, Longitude: 16.894704.
The site of Bari War Cemetery was chosen in November 1943. There was no serious fighting in the vicinity of the town, which was the Army Group headquarters during the early stages of the Italian campaign, but it continued to be an important supply base and hospital centre, with the 98th General Hospital stationed there from October 1943 until the end of the war. At various times, six other general hospitals were stationed at Trani and Barletta, about 48 km away. Besides garrison and hospital burials, the cemetery contains graves brought in from a wide area of south-eastern Italy, from the 'heel' right up to the 'spur'. Here too are buried men who died in two disastrous explosions in the harbour at Bari, when ammunition ships exploded in December 1943 (during a German air raid) and April 1945. Bari War Cemetery contains 2,128 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 170 of them unidentified. There are also some non war burials and war graves of other nationalities. The cemetery also contains 85 First World War burials, brought in from Brindisi Comune Cemetery in 1981. Most of these burials are of officers and men of the Adriatic drifter fleet which had close associations with Brindisi during the First World War.

Polish War Cemetery Casamassima (Casamassima, Bari Province, Puglia Region, Italy) Burials of 431 soldiers amd officers who died in the 2nd Army Corps are here.

Taranto Comune Cemetery (Taranto, Taranto province, Puglia Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 1 South African, Indian, Maltese, Egyptian, United Kingdom, 449 total.
The cemetery gates are kept locked, except during our gardening staff's working hours. If you wish to visit the cemetery when the gates are locked, the combination to the padlock is 1221. To open the lock you should press a button on the lock after having dialled the combination number. Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Proceed along the Highway No.A14, Bologna-Taranto, and take the road No.57 into Taranto from the direction of Bari, passing the large industrial complex on the left. Follow the sign to Grottaglia and then the signs to Tamburi Cimitero (Cimitero San Brunone). The CWGC Cemetery can be found on the road (which is one-way) just past the comune cemetery. Cemetery address: Via San Brunone - 74100 Taranto (TA) Puglia. Latitude: 40.490483, Longitude: 17.219963.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. Taranto was used as a base by the Royal Navy immediately after the Italian declaration of war, but its importance to Commonwealth troops dates from the summer of 1917, when the Mediterranean lines of communication were established. These lines ran from the eastern theatres of war through Taranto, Turin, Lyons and Le Mans to Cherbourg. A base and rest camp were made at Taranto and labour units, including the 8th, 10th and 11th Battalions, British West Indies Regiment, were brought in. No 79 General and No 6 Labour Hospitals followed. The Town Cemetery was used for Commonwealth burials from June 1915 to April 1919, but as early as January 1918, it became necessary to open a military extension. After the Armistice the 102 Commonwealth burials in the town cemetery were removed to this extension, and the grave of one sailor was brought in from Trani Comune Cemetery in 1958. There are now 449 Commonwealth burials of the First World War in the extension. There is also 1 Non World War burial.

Trani, Barletta-Andria-Trani Province, Puglia Region, Italy see Taranto comune Cemetery

Sardegna Region

Cagliari (St. Michele) Comune Cemetery (Cagliari, Cagliari Province, Sardegna Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - United Kingdom, Canadian, 6 Australian, 3 South African, 60 total, 10 unknown; WWII German - 424 from Sardegna battles, 16 from Milis battles, 190 from Malta (moved in 1960 from English Cemetery at Pembroke).
Opening Times: 08.00 - 17.45 Every day except Friday. Friday: Open mornings only 08.00 - 13.00. Wheelchair access to site possible, maybe by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our enquiries department on telephone number 01628 634221.
Cagliari is the chief town of the island of Sardinia and St Michele Comune Cemetery is 3.5 kilometres north of the town centre, 3 kilometres west of the airport, on the SS131 to Oristano. Cemetery address: Piazza dei Castellani, 2 - 09121 Cagliari. Latitude: 39.243837, Longitude: 9.101658.

Milis Cemetery (Milis, Oristano Province, Sardegna Region, Italy) WWII Italian - 30 burials.

Sicilia Region

Agira Canadian War Cemetery (Agira, Enna Province, Sicilia Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 490 Canadian burials, 6 unknown.
Visiting Information: The cemetery is steeply terraced with numerous steps, making wheelchair access to this site impossible. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
Agira Canadian War Cemetery lies in the centre of Sicily. From the autostrada A19, Catania-Palermo, take the exit to Catenanuova. Follow signposts to Regalbuto, then pass Regalbuto, going in the direction of Agira. The Cemetery is then signposted past the lake, about 12 kilometres from Regalbuto. Alternatively, leave the A19 at Agira and the cemetery can be seen before turning up the hill to the town. Cemetery address: Contrada Pennino Buterno, 2 - 94011, Agira (EN), Sicily. Latitude: 37.6549115, Longitude: 14.55086.
The campaign in Sicily came to an end on 17 August when the two allied forces came together at Messina, but failed to cut off the retreating Axis lines. Agira was taken by the 1st Canadian Division of 28 July and the site for the war cemetery was chosen in September for the burial of all Canadians who had been killed in the Sicily campaign. Agira Canadian War Cemetery contains 490 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Catania War Cemetery (Catania Zona Industrial, Catania Province, Sicilia Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - United Kingdom, 26 Australian, 25 South African, 2135 total burials, 113 unknown.
The cemetery may be visited at anytime. Pedestrian access is always possible, however, due to littering and other problems the local authority have found it necessary to control access by car, a gate has been erected approx 500 metres from the cemetery, this gate has a padlock. The combination of which is 1221. Owing to several thefts of the visitors' book and registers, these will not be available outside our gardeners normal working hours, at this time the register and visitors' book are kept locked in the gardeners toolshed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to visitors. The gardeners working hours are as follows: WINTER: 08:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 15:30 SUMMER: 07:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 15:30 Wheelchair access to site is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200. PLEASE NOTE: The Commission is aware of the fly-tipping on the road leading to this cemetery but this is outside our control. However, our staff do inform the Security Personnel whenever this occurs.
Catania War Cemetery is 7 kilometres south-west of Catania. From Catania Airport follow the tangenziale (main road) towards the A19 (in the direction of Palermo). Before reaching the A19 the cemetery is signposted. Cemetery address: Stradale Passo del Fico - 95121 Catania Zona Industriale (CT) Sicily. Latitude: 37.46303, Longitude: 15.038888.
On 10 July 1943, following the successful conclusion of the north African campaign in mid May, a combined allied force of 160,000 Commonwealth and American troops invaded Sicily as a prelude to the assault on mainland Italy. The Italians, who would shortly make peace with the Allies and re-enter the war on their side, offered little determined resistance but German opposition was vigorous and stubborn. The campaign in Sicily came to an end on 17 August when the two allied forces came together at Messina, but failed to cut off the retreating Axis lines. Catania War Cemetery contains burials from the later stages of the campaign, from Lentini northwards. Many died in the heavy fighting just short of Catania (the town was taken on 5 August) and in the battle for the Simeto river bridgehead. Catania War Cemetery contains 2,135 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 113 of them unidentified.

Levanzo Comune Cemetery, Trapani Province, Sicilia Region, Italy contains one Commonwealth burial (YOU GEE) of the First World War which was brought in from an isolated position at Calcara.
The cemetery is on an island off the West end of Sicily. Levanzo is a commune in the province of Favignana (Isole Egadi) which can be reached by ferry from Trapani.
Cemetery Address: Via Calvario 91023 frazione di Levanzo, commune di Favignana (TP). GPS Co-ordinates: 37.966091, 12.072966.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. The Royal and Merchant Navies were active in the Mediterranean and Adriatic throughout the war and many of their dead are buried along the Italian coast.

Marsala (Marsala, Trapani province, Sicilia Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth, see Syracuse War Cemetery

Messina Comune Cemetery (Messina, Messina province, Sicilia Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 1 Australian, 2 United Kingdom, 3 total burials.
The British Cemetery is situated in the south-east corner of the main Messina Cimitero Monumentale, which is located on the Via Catania about 2 kilometres south of the ferry port to Calabria and the railway station. The British Cemetery can be entered from the main cemetery entrance, or, more directly, through a separate entrance from a side road.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. The Royal and Merchant Navies were active in the Mediterranean and Adriatic throughout the war and many of their dead are buried along the Italian coast. Messina Town Cemetery contains three Commonwealth burials of the First World War.

Motta Sant'Anastasia (Motta Sant'Anastasia, Catania Province, Sicilia Region, Italy) WWII German - 5,400 burials. On SP 13, off of SS 121 (Catania-Paterno).
In Europe there are probably no other country of which are in the same strongly the German visitors the impression of strangeness, of the exotic transfers as of the island of Sicily, melting pot of European cultures: the ancient Greeks and Romans, the Carthaginians, Arabs, the Normans and Hohenstaufen, she has experienced a turbulent history and world famous places like Taormina, Siracusa, Palermo, Agrigento are annually visited by tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world and numerous wars and conflicts have been challenged to their property over the centuries. So it was inevitable that the island of Sicily has played an important strategic role in the second world war, she was the springboard to North Africa where many German military units had fought. A large number of returned wounded died in hospitals in Sicily; many troops and supplies Transportation was buried in Sicilian earth. Later, in July 1943, the Allies landed on the island. The fighting lasted only a few months, but until weaning on the mainland, across the Strait of Messina, about 5,400 German soldiers who lose their lives on the island. As part of the 1955 closed German-Italian war graves agreement was agreed in Sicily a war cemetery create, in the find all the fallen German soldiers on this island a final resting place. On 09.25.1965 they could be handed over to the public.On a side road, which connects to the small town of Motta St. Anastasia, is the walled grounds of the military cemetery. Behind the entrance gate is a parking lot, from which leads an access path to the memorial. In addition to the parking lot is the visitor building where also be available the names of books. The design of the cemetery , the war cemetery has a rectangular base of about 44 x 30 meters, in the basement are the inaccessible tombs, where the dead are buried in sarcophagi. The reburials from all parts of Sicily has performed the Umbettungsdienst of the German War Graves Commission. A stele indicates the importance of this place for: ! THIS WAR GRAVES PLACE REST VIERTAUSENDFÜNFHUNDERTEINUNDSECHZIG GERMAN FALLEN OF WORLD WAR II, BY YOU STAY VIERHUNDERTEINUNDFÜNFZIG UNKNOWN A staircase leads from the access road to five higher located yards up. First, the visitor arrives in the court of comrades grave. In the middle he takes on a sublime laid board the inscription for 28 known and 3 unknown German soldiers, who have found a common grave. Behind it lies sprawled on a pedestal, the figure of a dying boy, a bronze sculpture of great expressiveness. From the courtyard of the tomb of comrades are, as a closed space, the four existing courts accessible. The individual farms, for their marble flooring has been used, have been completed by high walls of the environment; the walls themselves are executed with Roman brickwork. The names of the fallen dormant in the tombs are mentioned in the above it courtyards on sheets of natural stone font. There are buried: In HOF PALERMO the dead from the provinces of Trapani and Agrigento. In HOF CALTANISSETTA the dead from the provinces of Caltanissetta, Ragusa, Catania and Siracusa. MESSINA HOF In the dead of the provinces of Messina and Enna; specifically mentioned here is the place Caronia (in the province of Messina located), since almost 700 dead were reburied by the local cemetery. Tomb of the fourth courtyard - called CATANIA - is the 1,514 killed in Sicily in World War II German soldiers become final resting place, which were once buried in the community cemetery of the city of Catania, together with their Italian comrades. Upon leaving this place of reflection, the eye of the visitor is directed back to the huge massif of Mount Etna, in his field of vision so many German soldier has fallen. He will leave him in the thoughts of the viertausendfünfhundereinundsechzig war dead who are buried in this place and wraps around the band of a common destiny: LIKE ON THE ISLAND OF SICILY In the years 2010 and 2011, the complex was completely renovated. The inauguration took place under public participation on 29/04/2011 instead. opening times of the cemetery: Jan. - Feb. 08.00 - 16.00, March 08.00 - 17.00, Apr. - Sept 08.00 - 18.00, in October - Nov 08.00 - 17.00, in December 08.00 - 16.00.
Directions - Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof AnastasiaStrada Provinciale 13 S. Motta, Motta S. GPS 37° 31'30.37 "N, 14° 59'23.14".

Palermo British Cemetery, Palermo Province, Sicilia Region, Italy contains two Commonwealth burials of the First World War.
This cemetery is adjacent to the much larger Cimitero dei Rotoli on the Via Vergine Maria, part of the coastal road situated about 5 kilometres north of the port and city centre. The two Commonwealth war graves are located at Plots 466 and 467. They are in a separate protestant extension accessed by a short flight of steps from the main Rotoli cemetery. The cemetery staff in office will assist visitors in locating the protestant plot.
Cemetery Address: Via Vergine Maria - Palermo (PA).GPS Co-ordinates: 38.161944, 13.370619.
Opening times: Daily from 8:00am - 2:00pm, Wednesdays: 8:00am - 4:00pm.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. The Royal and Merchant Navies were active in the Mediterranean and Adriatic throughout the war and many of their dead are buried along the Italian coast.

Porto Empedocle Comune Cemetery, Agrigento Province, Sicilia Region, Italy contains one Commonwealth burial (GILLAM, HENRY JAMES) of the First World War.
The cemetery is on a hill above the village located at a main cross road junction of the SS115 arriving from Agrigento. This area of traffic lights is called Lanterna plateau). There is parking available in front of the cemetery.
Cemetery Address: Via Granciara - 92014 Porto Empedocle (AG), Sicilia. GPS Co-ordinates: 37.292031, 527431.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. The Royal and Merchant Navies were active in the Mediterranean and Adriatic throughout the war and many of their dead are buried along the Italian coast.

Siracusa Comune Cemetery (Siracusa, Siracusa province, Sicilia Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 4 total burials
This cemetery is adjacent to Syracuse War Cemetery and lies 3 kilometres west of the city railway station, off the SS124, east of the branch to the SS114 which runs north to Catania. In this large civil cemetery are two Communal Graves located in Campo H2 and numbered 103 and 106; and two memorials affixed to the wall on the right hand side of the mortuary.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. The Royal and Merchant Navies were active in the Mediterranean and Adriatic throughout the war and many of their dead are buried along the Italian coast. Syracuse Communal Cemetery contains four Commonwealth burials of the First World War.

Syracuse War Cemetery (Siracusa, Siracusa province, Sicilia Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 1 burial; WWII Commonwealth - 1059 burials, 134 unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to site possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Syracuse War Cemetery is located in the Contrada of Canalicchio in the Comune and Province of Syracuse. It lies 3 kilometres west of Syracuse. Turn left at the end of the Catania to Syracuse autostrada and the cemetery will be found approximately 5 kilometres along on the left hand side. Cemetery address: Contrada Canalicchio - 96100 Siracusa (SR) Sicily. Latitude: 37075086, Longitude: 15.258004.
Commonwealth forces made their landings in the south-east corner of the island between Pachina and Syracuse, and the majority of those buried in Syracuse War Cemetery died during those landings or in the early stages of the campaign. Many graves belong to men of the airborne force that attempted landings west of the town on the night of 9-10 July, when gale force winds forced 60 of the 140 gliders used into the sea and blew others wide of their objectives. Syracuse War Cemetery contains 1,059 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 134 of them unidentified. There is also one First World war burial, that of a merchant seaman whose grave was brought to the cemetery from Marsala British Cemetery.

Trapani Comune Cemetery, Trapani Provincia, Sicilia Region, Italy contains one Commonwealth burial (DARBY, W) of the First World War.
Trapani is at the North-West corner of Sicily.
Cemetery address: Piazza Cimitero, 37 - 91100 Trapani (TP). GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 38.02585, Longitude: 12.534381.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. The Royal and Merchant Navies were active in the Mediterranean and Adriatic throughout the war and many of their dead are buried along the Italian coast.

Toscana Region

Arezzo War Cemetery (Pratanitico, Arezzo Province, Toscana Region, Italy) Arezzo War Cemetery contains 1,266 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. - United Kingdom, New Zealand, 50 South Africans. Plots VII-IX are Indian, 36 Unknown.
From the motorway A1, Naples-Milan, take the Arezzo exit and head towards Arezzo. Before reaching the town turn right to Ponte a Chiani and follow signposts to Indicatore. On reaching Route No. 69, after Indicatore, turn left towards Montevarchi and the cemetery can be found on the left after 1 kilometre.
Cemetery address: SR 69 Località Indicatore Zona Prima - 52020 Pratantico (AR) Tuscany. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.484069, Longitude: 11.790363.
Visiting Information - The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited any time. Wheelchair access to the site is possible via an alternative entrance.
On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side. Progress through southern Italy was rapid despite stiff resistance, but the advance was checked for some months at the German winter defensive position known as the Gustav Line. The line eventually fell in May 1944 and as the Germans withdrew, Rome was taken by the Allies on 3 June. The Germans made a stand in front of Arezzo early in July 1944 and there was fierce fighting before the town was taken on 16 July by the 6th Armoured Division with the aid of the 2nd New Zealand Division. The site for this cemetery was selected in November 1944, and graves were brought into it from the surrounding area. Both the 4th and the 8th Indian Divisions were involved in the fighting in this region, and Plots VII-IX in the cemetery contain Indian graves.

Florence American Cemetery (Via Cassia S., Tavarnuzze, Firenze Province, Toscana Region, Italy) The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays.
The Florence American Cemetery and Memorial site in Italy covers 70 acres. The wooded hills that frame its western perimeter rise several hundred feet. Between the two entrance buildings, a bridge leads to the burial area where the headstones of 4,402 of our military dead are arrayed in symmetrical curved rows upon the hillside. They represent 39 percent of the U.S. Fifth Army burials originally made between Rome and the Alps. Most died in the fighting that occurred after the capture of Rome in June 1944. Included among them are casualties of the heavy fighting in the Apennines Mountains shortly before the war's end. On May 2, 1945 the enemy troops in northern Italy surrendered.
Above the graves, on the topmost of three broad terraces, stands the memorial marked by a tall pylon surmounted by a large sculptured figure. The memorial has two open atria, or courts, joined by the Tablets of the Missing upon which are inscribed 1,409 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The atrium at the south end of the Tablets of the Missing serves as a forecourt to the chapel, which is decorated with marble and mosaic. The north atrium contains the marble operations maps recording the achievements of the American armed forces in this region.
The Cemetery is the consolidation of the men who died in Northern Italy (and occasionally other locations). The burials started here in 1949 as they re-interred men who had been buried at Castelfiorentino, Pollonica, Marzanello Nuovo, Mirandola, Pietramala-Mt. Beni, Tarquinia, and Vada (Porte Rosse in Castellina Marittima). The monument was completed in 1957.
Take the Certosa offramp off the A1 and take the highway from Firenze to Siena to the first offramp. That offramp is marked with a brown sign saying American Cemetery.

Florence (Gli Alliori) Evangelical Cemetery (Firenze, Firenze Province, Toscana Region, Italy) contains one Commonwealth burial of the Second World War.
Location Information - Exit the A1 motorway at Firenze Signa and follow the direction to Firenze. The Cemetery is located on the Via Senese, 184 - on the left hand side of the road. This is approximately 4 kilometres from the motorway. Upon entering the cemetery by the main gate, follow the central path around the chapel/office to the rear of the cemetery. The plaque is in the right hand arch of the columbarium at the rear.
Cemetery Address: Via Senese, 184 Galluzzo (FI)GPS Co-ordinates: 43.747100, 11.23000.
Visiting Information - The OPENING HOURS of this cemetery are as follows: Monday to Saturday: 08:30 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00, Closed on Sundays except the last Sunday of the month: 08:30 - 12:30. Closed on public holidays.

Florence War Cemetery (Girone Compiobbi, Firenze Province, Toscana Region, Italy) Florence War Cemetery now contains 1,632 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. If travelling by road, from the A1 Rome to Milan exit at Firenze Sud. Go alo ng the ringroad and take direction Pontassieve. The cemetery is a further 2km, on the right hand side. If travelling by train , from the main station (Santa Maria Novella) take bus A14 to 'Girone' and get off at the terminal. The cemetery is 50 metres ahead on the main street. Cemetery address: Via Aretina, 38 - 50061 Girone Compiobbi (FI) Tuscany. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 43.769756, Longitude: 11.342584 Visi ing Information - The cemetery may be visited at any time. Please note however that the gates are kept locked outside of the gardening staff's working hours which are as follows: Winter: 8.00am to 12.00pm and 1.00pm to 3.30pm, Summer: 7.30am to 12.00pm and 1.00pm to 4.00pm. Outside of working hours, access to the cemetery can be gained by entering 1221 on the combination padlock. To open the padlocklock, press the button on the lock after having dialed the combination number.
Wheelchair access to the site possible via an alternative entrance.
On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side. Following the fall of Rome to the Allies in June 1944, the German retreat became ordered and successive stands were made on a series of defensive positions known as the Trasimene, Arezzo, Arno and Gothic Lines. Florence, which was taken by the Allied forces on 13 August 1944, was the centre of the Arno line and the point from which the attack on the German Gothic Line defences in the Apennines was launched. The site for the war cemetery was selected in November 1944 for burials from the hospitals established in and around Florence but the greater part of those buried here lost their lives in the fighting in this area from July to September 1944. After the war, 83 graves were moved into the cemetery from nearby Arrow Route Cemetery, when it proved impossible to acquire the site in perpetuity. Most of these burials were from the fighting in the Apennines during the winter of 1944-1945. Foiano della Chiana War Cemetery (Foiano della Chiana, Aezzo Province, Toscana Region, Italy) contains 256 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War. It was designed by Louis de Soissons.

Foiano della Chiana War Cemetery (Foiano della Chiana, Arezzo province, Toscana Region, Italy) WWII, 256 burials, of whom 66 are South Africans. Foiano Della Chiana lies 31 kilometres south of Arezzo.
Take the Highway A1 and exit at the Val di Chiana-Betolle exit. From Foiano della Chiana carry on in the direction of Arezzo. On this road the Commission's sign to the right can be seen. The cemetery lies among the fields about 50 metres down a lane. Cemetery address: Via Porto - 52045 Foiano della Chiana (AR) Tuscany. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 43.261984, Longitude: 11.821956. The cemetery is permanently open and may visited anytime. Wheelchair access is possible via the main entrance. On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side. Progress through southern Italy was rapid despite stiff resistance, but the advance was checked for some months at the German winter defensive position known as the Gustav Line. The line eventually fell in May 1944 and as the Germans withdrew, Rome was taken by the Allies on 3 June. Early in July there was heavy fighting in the Chiana valley where the Germans made their last stand in front of Arezzo and the Arno. The cemetery is a battlefield cemetery originally formed by the 4th Division and later increased when graves were brought in from the surrounding area. Most of the burials in the cemetery date from the first two weeks of July 1944.

Santerno Valley War Cemetery (Coniale, Firenze Province, Toscana Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - 2 South Africans, United Kingdom, Canadians, 287 total burials, 6 Unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited at any time. Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible, but may be by alternative entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200. Santerno Valley War Cemetery is about 32 kilometres south-west of Imola and a little south of the main road from Imola to Fiorenzuola. Imola is a town on the SS9 halfway between Bologna and Forli. Take the autostrada A1 exiting Roncobilaccio and proceed in the direction of Futa-Fiorenzuola. Go past Fiorenzuola and carry on towards Imola. The cemetery, which is approximately 13 kilometres further on, will be seen on top of the hill on the right hand side. Cemetery address: Strada Statale 610 Cercetole - 50030 Coniale (FI) Tuscany. Latitude: 44.163589, Longitude: 11.473492.
The cemetery was started by the British 78th Division during the fighting in the Appennines towards the end of 1944, and was later added to by bringing in burials from the surrounding region. Santerno Valley War Cemetery contains 287 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Trentino-Alto Adige Region

Bozen (Bolzano, Bolzano Prozince, Trentino-Alto Adige Region, Italy) WWI German - 1,967 burials; WWII - 174 burials.
The military cemetery "St. Jacob" located on the southern outskirts of Bolzano, with about 100,000 inhabitants, it is the capital of the autonomous province of Bolzano. It forms together with the Trento region "Trentino Alto - Adige" (Trentino-Upper sealed or Trent / South Tyrol). Here lie beside 1734 Austro-Hungarian dead and 328 prisoners of various nationalities of the First World War 174 casualties of the Second World War. They were after expansion of the cemetery in the years 1941 - 1943 zugebettet by the official German graves service. The cemetery is dominated by a column with the sculpture "St. George Slaying the Dragon". To maintain the system provides on behalf of the people of the Federal Military Veterans Association in Bolzano. Directions - The exact address of the cemetery is: German military cemetery Bolzano vicarage road (Via Maso della Pieve) 39100 St. Jakob b. Bolzano GPS: 46 ° 27'52.30 "N, 11 ° 19'58.68" E.

Brixen (Bressanone, Bolzano Province, Trentino-Alto Adige Region, Italy) WWI German - 1,229 Austrian-Hungarians, 400 German; WWII German - 106 burials. The cemetery Brixen, located on the western outskirts next to the Hospital Brixen, was created by former imperial troops in 1915. Here rest in twelve rows of graves 1229 AustroHungarian casualties and 119 Russian prisoners of war from the First World War, as 106 of the Second World War.Their names are engraved in stone crosses. A symbolic stone sarcophagus and a chapel in the Tyrolean style, which was donated by a family in memory of his fallen brother in Galicia, form the center of the plant.A cemetery committee maintains the cemetery.

Bruneck (Brunico, Bolzano Province, Trentino-Alto Adige Region, Italy) WWI German - 669 Germans, 103 Russians, 13 Serbians, 7 Romanians, 792 total; WWII German - 19 Germans, 5 citizens of Brunico, 4 Monte Cassino combatants, 1 Italian officer, 29 total. In Pusteria, about 35 kilometers east of Brixen, on the highway 49, resting on a small wooded cemetery in Brunico next 677 Austro-Hungarian dead and 116 Russian prisoners of war of World War I and 25 German dead from the Second World War. The cemetery was opened to the public on September 20, 1959. The care has taken the women's committee of the South Tyrolean Black Cross. Directions - At the roundabout go straight out. Just before the town of Brunico is the sign with traffic lights. There you turn right direction Reischach / Kronplatz ab.1.Option - after about 50 m to the right of the road is the cemetery (not overlooked). From here you can the 5-minute walk across the wooden stairs to the cemetery nehmen.2.Option - you go again for about 200 meters, turn right there and so you go directly to the cemetery (Parking) .GPS: 46 ° 47 '34 .62 "N, 11 ° 56'23.78" E.

Mattarello Comune Cemetery (Mattarello, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 1 South African, 1 UK, 2 total.
The cemetery is 8 kilometres South of Trento. It was extended by the Austrians, and the War graves are now in the South-East part. The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. Mattarello was behind the Austrian lines and in the comune cemetery, which they extended, are two Commonwealth burials of the First World War, both airmen.

Meran (Merano, Bolzano Province, Trentino-Alto Adige Region, Italy) WWI German - 1,528 burials: WWII German - 1,058 burials In 1943 the German Wehrmacht soldiers cemetery in Merano created to provide a burial place for the deceased in over thirty war hospitals German soldiers. , the national union has zugebettet 1956 more German war dead and expanded the cemetery in the following years. On September 13, 1959 he was inaugurated. 1,058 German war dead have received their final resting place here. The German war cemetery - to the Austro-Hungarian military cemetery of the First World War, with 1,528 casualties adjacent - is surrounded by a wall of porphyry. The input is an arcade-shaped opening on to the cemetery side entrance building. The German and Austrian military cemetery combines a high cross, which on the one hand a plastic St. George the dragon slayer and the Austrian cemetery facing page shows the relief of a Pieta. Spread over the cemetery are porphyry crosses in groups of three. Lying names stones, each with two names indicate the graves in the lawn. opening times of the cemetery: December - Jan. - Feb. 9:00 -. 16:00 March 8:00 to 18:00 April to September 8:00 to 18:00November 8:00 to 17:00 Directions - The exact address of the cemetery is: German military cemetery MeranVia S. Giuseppe 17 (St Josefstr 17..) 39012 MeranGPS:? 46 ° 40 24.47 N; 11 ° 08? 49.25? E.

Umbria Region

Assisi War Cemetery (Rivotorto di Assisi, Perugia Province, Umbria Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - United Kingdom, New Zealand, 55 South African, 945 total burials, 3 Unknown.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access to the cemetery is possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
The War Cemetery forms part of the locality of Rivotorto in the Comune of Assisi. From Rome, take the Autostrada A1, Rome-Milan. Come off at Orte and go along the SS3 bis to Perugia following the signs for Assisi. Take the road to Rivotorto and at a crossroads, from which a church is visible, turn left and the cemetery is about 500 metres down this road. Cemetery address: Via Sacro Tugurio - 6080 Rivotorto di Assisi (PG) Umbria. Latitude: 43.046561, Longitude: 12.609357
Rome was taken by the Allies on 3 June. Many of the burials in this cemetery date from June and July 1944, when the Germans were making their first attempts to stop the Allied advance north of Rome in this region. The site for the cemetery was selected in September 1944 and burials were brought in from the surrounding battlefields. Assisi War Cemetery contains 945 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.

Orvieto War Cemetery (Orvieto, Terni Province, Umbria Region, Italy) WWII Commonwealth - United Kingdom, 3 South Africans, 190 total burials, 2 Unknown.
This cemetery is steeply terraced with numerous steps which makes the site impossible for wheelchair access. The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
Orvieto War Cemetery lies in the Comune of Orvieto. Take the autostrada A1, Rome-Milan and come off at Orvieto. Head towards the centre of the town and a CWGC sign will be found pointing to the right. To reach the cemetery from Orvieto the Perugia road is taken. At the fork just beyond the River Paglia bear right along the road to Todi. Forty metres down this road a country lane will be seen on the right. Turn down this lane and in just a little more than one kilometre the cemetery will be seen in a depression in the hills on the left. A farm track leads to it. Cemetery address: Cippo dei Sette Martiri, 113 - 5019 Ciconia Orvieto (TR) Umbria. Latitiude: 42.726389, Longitude: 12.150000.
This cemetery was established as a battlefield cemetery by the 78th Division in the middle of June 1944, during the first heavy fighting north of Rome. The burials, with only one exception, date from the period 14 June-4 July 1944. Orvieto War Cemetery contains 190 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 2 of which are unidentified.

Veneto Region

Arzignano, Vicenza Province, Veneto Region, Italy, see Ravenna War cemetery (Emilia-Romagna Region).

Barenthal Military Cemetery (Near Asiago, Vicenza Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - United Kingdom, 1 Australian, 125 total, 9 unknown.
July 2008: NOTE - Over time, detioration of stone occurs and as part of its maintenance programme the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will be replacing the headstones in Barenthal Military Cemetery. The cemetery is permanently open, though from November to May it is rarely accessible due to deep snow falls. Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
One of 5 cemeteries situated on the Asiago plateau in the province of Vicenza, in the Veneto region. This cemetery lies 5 kilometres south of the town of Asiago on a minor, narrow road that loops round from the village of Cesuna to Asiago.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. In March 1918, XIV Corps (the 7th, 23rd and 48th Divisions) relieved Italian troops on the front line between Asiago and Canove, the front being held by two divisions with one division in reserve on the plain. The French held the line to the left, with the Italians to the right. The front was comparatively quiet until the Austrians attacked in force from Grappa to Canove in the Battle of Asiago (15-16 June 1918). The Allied line was penetrated to a depth of about 1,000 metres on 15 June but the lost ground was retaken the next day and the line re-established. Between June and September, frequent successful raids were made on the Austrian trenches. In October, the 7th and 23rd Divisions were sent to the Treviso area of the River Piave front. The 48th Division, which remained in the mountains as part of the Italian Sixth Army, played an important part in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto (24 October-4 November 1918) in which the Austrians were finally defeated. Barenthal Military Cemetery is one of five Commonwealth cemeteries on the Asiago Plateau containing burials relating to this period. It contains 125 First World War burials, nine of them unidentified.

Carre' (Carre', Vicenza Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WWI Italian burials.

Costermano (Costermano, Verona Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WWII German - 21,951 burials.
On a narrow mountain ridge south of the village Costermano is the German military cemetery. After the lake to the terrain drops steeply and runs east downslope in shallow terraces. The lined with ancient cypress summit of the mountain ridge provides a broad view of the landscape: Alpine peaks in the north, cypress-lined wine hills to the east and south of Lake Garda in the west. Due to the open hall of the entrance building and a large bronze wrought iron gate, the visitor comes across a wide staircase on a small terrace. From here he overlooks the largest part of the cemetery.On the three terraced burial grounds, planted with purple heather, the position of the individual graves marked by stone slabs. They bear the names of two dead. moved in over a hillside staircase leads the way to the comrades grave on the height of the upper cemeteries. Here is the central time, a building with a room above the crypt of those soldiers who has inextricably linked the death. Before comrades grave kneels a young man, a bronze figure of great expressive force (created by Prof. Hans Wimmer).Halfway to the surface is located at the height of a small building that can serve as a vestry at church celebrations. On the covered front a map of ceramics of Upper Italy is attached that says, in which provinces the rest here dead were originally buried. At the highest point of the cemetery - highly visible - are an eight-meter high steel cross and a stone altar. On the German military cemetery in Costermano rest 21,990 German soldiers of World War II. The German military cemetery was inaugurated on 05.06.1967. Due to the 40-year return of the inauguration took place on 05 May 2007, a memorial service at the cemetery instead. text in the input area of the military cemetery in Costermano the historical basic understanding of the war in Italy from 1943 to 1945 as the German Reich on 1 September 1939 with the invasion on Poland unleashed the Second World War, was one of the Kingdom of Italy with its major allies. The two countries were connected to each other by the "Pact of Steel" from May 1939 and Italy came in June 1940 on Germany's side in the war against France and Britain a.However, the two Axis powers failed to coordinate their war effort, since both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy primarily pursued its own strategic objectives. After the defeat of the Italian forces in the Balkans and in North Africa 1940-41 Italy lost both militarily and politically in the fascist wartime alliance rapidly in weight and therefore to maneuver. In Rome could therefore influence the decisions that were taken in Berlin, less and less, and Italy became politically, economically and militarily increasingly in the dependence of the German Reich. Having had surrendered a German-Italian Army Group in Tunisia in May 1943, prepared the Allies storming the "fortress Europe", and on July 10, 1943, American and British troops landed on the coast of Sicily. The defeats on all fronts, air raids on Italian cities and the worsening supply crisis left the war-weariness of the population grow hollowed and the fascist dictatorship. Following a vote defeat in the Fascist Grand Council Benito Mussolini was on 25 July 1943 by King Victor Emmanuel III. deposed as prime minister and arrested; the fascist regime broke off together. The new government under Marshal Pietro Badoglio declared first to want to fight on the side of Germany, tried but at the same time for an armistice with the Allies, which came into force on Sept. 8, 1943. Thus, the existing since 1936 "axis" Berlin-Rome was broken, and on 13 October 1943, the Kingdom of Italy declared war on the German Reich. The German leadership that saw the war exit of the Kingdom as a "betrayal" was not surprised by this development and had prepared military countermeasures. The Apennine peninsula and its controlled areas in southern France, Italy and the Balkans were occupied by German troops. The Wehrmacht succeeded in many cases, moving the Italian associations to task or to disarm. Where resistance was offered, responded the German armed forces under the draconian orders of their corporate offices with brutal, yes criminal hardness. Historians believe that in the course of disarmament and occupation of several thousand Italian soldiers were killed - most of them on the Greek island of Kefalonia.Approximately 650,000 members of the Italian armed forces fell into German hands. spite of the rapid advance of the Allied troops in southern Italy in September and October 1943, succeeded by the German Wehrmacht, to perform comparatively long. Between November 1943 and May 1944, the German troops held a line that ran roughly between Minturno the Tyrrhenian and Pescara on the Adriatic Sea. After the breakthrough of the Allies at Monte Cassino and the liberation of Rome on June 4, 1944, the German forces moved on the line Pisa - Rimini back and defended themselves until the spring of 1945 in the northern Apennines and in the Emilia-Romagna. Battles of the German forces against the British-American 15th Army Group were part of a far more complex war events, because since September 1943, pitched in Italy three military conflicts: the struggle between the Germans and the Allies, the armed conflict between the occupying German forces and the Italian Resistance, a insurgency and liberation movement of all the anti-fascist groups, which fought a guerrilla war behind the front, and finally the fighting between supporters and opponents of Mussolini on the Italian side, accepted the phased features of a civil war. 's political and military leadership of the German Reich admitted the Resistance no right of resistance to and stigmatized their fighters as in the Soviet Union, France and the Balkans as "bandits", where the status of combatants and therefore any protection of the international law of war was denied. The war against the Italian partisans was performed according to the same inhuman principles had been applied to the Soviet war theater application. The guide of the German occupation forces was as good as any means to eliminate their opponents, and since they could provide the partisans rarely, the "anti-partisan" was extended to all those who seemed to support the Resistance directly or indirectly. This potentially also got the entire civilian population under suspicion - including women and children.What consequences did this, was in ruthless actions, which - as it is estimated - between 1943 and 1945 at least 9,000 civilians were killed.The war crimes committed in the villages of Marzabotto and Sant? Anna di Camaiore are representative of this brutalisation of warfare, which was supported by associations of the Wehrmacht as well as by divisions of the Waffen-SS and to this day has not been forgotten in Italy. The war in Italy occurred in April 1945 in its final phase, as British and American troops opened a major offensive that had nothing to oppose more the German armed forces. In addition, the Resistance in the occupied areas of northern Italy sparked a general uprising which led to the liberation of Milan on 25 April and a few days later to the liberation of Turin. Benito Mussolini was taken prisoner on the run from Italian partisans and shot on 28 April. At that time negotiated German and Allied officers already have a surrender of German forces in Italy, which entered into force on 2 May 1945. Until then, the fighting in Italy had more than 100,000 German soldiers cost her life, which are now mostly buried in large cemeteries such as Monte Cassino, Pomezia, Futa Pass or Costermano. These cemeteries were created by the German War Graves Commission on behalf of the German Bundestag and the Federal Government in the fifties and sixties of the 20th century, as envisaged in the Italo-German War Graves 1955 Agreement. In Costermano are caused by acts of war perished. Northern Italy dead or otherwise , even if since the capitulation of the German Reich on May 8, 1945, more than sixty years have passed, it has not yet fully explored the events on the Italian theater of war. It is not excluded that are also those among the 22,000 buried here soldiers who were involved in war crimes in Italy. Currently, we know, however, that some SS-officers, who are buried here, have actively and responsibly involved in the murder of the Jewish population in occupied Poland and Italy - especially Christian Wirth as inspector of the extermination camps. These men had been reassigned to direct the persecution of Jews and partisans in northeastern Italy and Istria in the way. The dead lying here exhort us to peace and reconciliation. The culprits who are buried here may find their final resting, although they have brought unspeakable suffering to many people and their families. However, their crimes are us at the same time an invitation to learn from history and to engage in difficult circumstances always for the respect of human rights and dignity. informative text at the entrance of the military cemetery in Costermano In this cemetery rest more than 20,000 soldiers and other war dead. Their graves remind the living of the suffering of war. Your death reminds us to keep the peace. , the German War Graves Commission has constructed this facility from 1955 to 1967 and maintains the graves. He acts on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany. The graves are to receive long term under international law and based on this German-Italian graves Agreement. On this cemetery are also, as has been noted after completion of the plant, and the bones of those occupied for war crimes such as the systematic extermination of Jews in Poles were responsible leader. It is also possible that here also such persons were buried, the. In Italy in war crimes such as the murder of innocent civilians were involved. Their crimes are a constant reminder to us.
Directions - In Garda, from the north, the 4th street on the left (small "hinted roundabout") - from the south kommnend after the Esso petrol station in Garda 2nd right) - continue straight until the end of the serpentine route - there the place Costermano.Nach begins a few hundred meters is a car park right by the supermarket "bonuses" .1. Right after the supermarket is the sign: "Kriegsgäberstätte" (approximately 0.2 Km) .The address of the cemetery is: German military cemetery CostermanoVia basses 1,237,010 CostermanoITALIENGPS: 45 ° 34'57.81 "N, 10 ° 44'40.71" E.

Dueville Comune Cemetery Extension (Dueville, Vicenza Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 1 South African, 2 French, United Kingdom, 136 total burials.
The extension is a CWGC cemetery and is permanently open. Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our enquiries department on telephone number 01628 634221.
Dueville is 12 kilometres north of the town of Vicenza. Leave the piazza in the centre of Dueville and head north towards Montecchio. At the traffic lights turn left onto Via Fosca. The cemetery is 100 metres on the left opposite the comune cemetery. Cemetery address: Via S. Fosca s.n - 36031 Dueville (VI) Veneto. Latitude: 45.63984, Longitude: 11.54823.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From April 1918 to the early months of 1919, the 9th, 24th and 39th Casualty Clearing Stations occupied the village school at Dueville and used the extension to the communal cemetery for the burial of those who died of wounds or disease. The Allied front on the Asiago Plateau was about 22 kilometres distant; the Piave front, to which the XIVth Corps was moved for the final attack on the Austrian positions in October 1918, was about 64 kilometres from the village. The cemetery now contains 134 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, some of which were brought into the cemetery from other burial grounds after the Armistice and in the following years. The extension also contains two French war graves.

Feltre (Feltre, Belluno Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WWI German - 273 burials.
On September 18, 1982, after 3-year-old construction of the new military cemetery Feltre, Belluno province, inaugurated. 4,201 casualties of the kuk army, particularly from the struggles of Mt Grappa, have found their last resting place. For six deaths a marble cross with aluminum name plates was set.

Giavera British Cemetery and Memorial (Giavera del Montello, Treviso, Veneto Region, ) WWI Commonwealth
Giavera is 12 kilometres east of Montebelluna and 20 kilometres west of Conegliano on the S248, the road that joins the two towns. Take the Treviso Nord exit from the A27 in the Spresiano - Giavera direction then follow the signs to the cemetery. The cemetery is 1 kilometre from the village, on the hill Montello. Buses run from Montello and Conegliano train stations. Cemetery address: Via Monsignor Agnoletti s.n - 31040 Giavera del Montello (TV) Veneto. Latitude: 45.803000, Longitude: 12.164500.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. On 4 December 1917, the X1th and XIVth Corps relieved the Italians on the Montello sector of the Piave front, with the French on their left. The Montello sector acted as a hinge to the whole Italian line, joining that portion facing north from Mount Tomba to Lake Garda with the defensive line of the River Piave covering Venice, which was held by the Third Italian Army. The Commonwealth troops on the sector were not involved in any large operations, but they carried out continuous patrol work across the River Piave, as well as much successful counter battery work. In January 1918, an additional sector of the defence on the right was taken over by the Commonwealth troops. Between December and March the Royal Flying Corps carried out a large number of successful raids on enemy aerodromes, railway junctions, and other objectives. In March 1918, the Commonwealth troops on the Montello sector were relieved. Three Divisions (7th, 48th and 23rd) took over the Asiago sector in the mountains north of Vicenza, and two Divisions (5th and 41st) were despatched to France. In October, the 7th and 23rd Divisions were withdrawn from the Asiago Plateau to take over the northern portion of the X1th Italian Corps front from Salletuol to Palazzon, on the River Piave. These Divisions took a prominent part in the Passage of the Piave (23 October-4 November 1918) during the final Battle of Vittorio-Veneto. On 4 November the Armistice came into effect, and active hostilities ceased. Men who died in defending the Piave from December 1917, to March, 1918, and those who fell on the west of the river during the Passage of the Piave, are buried in this cemetery. GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY contains 417 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. Within the cemetery stands the GIAVERA MEMORIAL, which commemorates more than 150 members of the Commonwealth forces who died in Italy in 1917 and 1918 and whose places of burial are unknown.

Montecchio Maggiore Comune Cemetery (Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WW I Commonwealth - 2 United Kingdom total burials.
The cemetery can be found after exiting the Autostrada A4. Follow the direction Montecchio Maggiore then through traffic lights, a roundabout and after two more traffic lights turn left. There is a sign “Cimitero”. Follow this road to “viale cimitero” The two headstone are on the left side of the far right hand path.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. From the Summer of 1917 until late 1918, the Mediterranean lines of communication for the British Salonika Force ran the length of Italy from Taranto in the south-east, to Turin in the north-west. Montecchio Maggiore Communal Cemetery contains two Commonwealth burials of the First World War.

Montecchio Precalcino Comune Cemetery Extension (Vicenza Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - United Kingdom, 3 South Africans, 439 total.
July 2008: NOTE - Over time, detioration of stone occurs and as part of its maintenance programme the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will be replacing the headstones in Montecchio Precalcino Comune Cemetery Extension. This is a steeply terraced cemetery within the civil cemetery, which makes wheelchair access impossible. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200. The cemetery is always kept open.
Montecchio Precalcino is a town in the Province of Vicenza, 4 kilometres north of Dueville and 16.8 kilometres north of the town of Vicenza. Take the autostrada A31, Vicenza Schio, and leave it at Dueville. Follow the signs for Montecchio Precalcino. On arriving in the village a CWGC sign will be seen. Cemetery address: Via Stivanelle s.n. - 36030 Montecchio Precalcino (VI) Veneto. Latitude: 45.66659, Longitude: 11.557821.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. Between April 1918 and February 1919 those who died from wounds or disease in the 9th, 24th and 39th Casualty Clearing Stations were buried either here or at Dueville. Certain graves were brought in after the Armistice from other burial grounds in the area. Montecchio Precalcino Comune Cemetery Extension contains 439 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.

Padova Comune Cemetery (Padova, Padova Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 25 total, 11 from Albano Bagni, 25 total.
Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Exit the A13 motorway at Padua South. Follow signs for the direction of Vicenza. These signs lead through several intersections on the No.11 road. Continue to follow this road through a semi-urban area on the outskirts of Padua. Continue in the direction of Vicenza. After several kilometres, Padua Main Cemetery can be seen on the right and there is a large car park in front of it. Enter the main gate on foot and proceed to the middle right, to the South-East part of the Cemetery, where the Commonwealth plot is to be found.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918, and rest camps and medical units were established at various locations in northern Italy behind the front, some of them remaining until 1919. Padua was at first General Headquarters for the Commonwealth force fighting in Italy and No. 37 Casualty Clearing Station was also posted there. The city was severely bombed by Austrian airmen. Padua Main Cemetery contains a plot of 25 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 11 of which were brought in after the Armistice from the Canal Cemetery, Abano Bagni.

Padua War Cemetery (Padova, Padova Province, Veneto Region, Italy) Commonwealth - 391 United Kingdom, 15 Canadian, 9 Australian, 26 New Zealander, 74 South African, 517 total burials, 32 Unknown, 4 other nationalities.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
Take the autostrada A13 exiting at Padua South, then head north to Vicenza to the SS11. Alternatively, take the autostrada A4, exiting at Padua West, then head South to the SS11, then west to Vicenza. The SS11 in Padua is the Via Chiesanuova from which, at about 2 kilometres from the town centre, a right turn is made onto the Via della Biscia. Follow this until the cemetery is reached on the right. Cemetery address: Via della Biscia 126 - 35136 Padova (PD) Veneto. Latitude: 45.421618, Longitude: 11.839925.
At the beginning of April 1945, the Allies launched their final offensive against the German positions spread out in a line across Italy, south of Bologna. German resistance was by now beginning to disintegrate and the Allies were able to fan out rapidly across the Po valley. Padua War Cemetery lies in the zone of the Allied breakthrough in the spring of 1945 when, despite some resistance, the town was captured by Indian troops. The cemetery contains 513 commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 32 of them unidentified. There are also four war graves of other nationalities and one non-war burial.

Passo Pordoi (Livinallongo del Col di Lana, Belluno Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WWI German - 8,582 burials: WWII German - 847 burials
In the middle of the huge mountains of the Dolomites of the national union has built for the dead of the hard mountain battles of the First World War, a war cemetery directly on the Pordoi Pass. Here, at an altitude of 2239 meters, the visitor sees only a few kilometers from the summit of the Col di Lana, behind the former frontline of Ampezaner Dolomites and in the south the ice of the Marmolada (3342 m). The construction of the military cemetery Pordoi comes in its beginnings back to the time before the Second World War. The crypt had already been completed by the National Association; in its interior already 8582 Austrian and German dead of the First World War had received their final resting place, when the Second World War interrupted the further expansion. 1956 began with the continuation of the work, with the dead of World War II were buried in earth graves. The building is divided into three clearly identifiable stages. A wide circular wall of about 54 meters in diameter surrounds a 8.5 meter wide ground ring, in the rest 849 dead of the Second World War. The second stage is formed by a five-meter-high circular wall with 30 meters in diameter, from the middle as the third stage rises a 8.5 meter high octagonal building. On top of this octagon three narrow notches are inserted on each side that illuminate as a kind of frieze light the interior. In the middle of the hall, whose floor is made ​​of porphyry slabs, is on a pedestal flame shell. On the side walls, the larger than life figures of grieving soldiers are from italieni Shem limestone. The inauguration took place on 19 September 1959.
Directions - Localitá Passo PordoiInmitten the mighty Dolomite mountains at the foot of the Sella-walls at the Pordoi Pass on the great Dolomite Road from Bolzano to Cortia d'Ampezzo at an altitude of about 2,300 m ü.M.46 ° 29'28.64 "N, 11 ° 49 '41 .35 "E.
Directions - Die Adresse des Friedhofs lautet: Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof QueroVia John XXII 1532030 QueroITALIENGPS: 55'19.23 ° 45 'N, 11 ° 56'25.89 "E

Quero (Quero, Belluno Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WW I German - 3,465 burials The place of honor Quero is widely visible on the Col Maor on the Piave valley. Because of the treaty of June 2, 1936, which regulated all aspects of the War Graves Commission between the two countries on the basis of reciprocity, the People's Association has established the military cemetery Quero in three years of construction. At the military cemetery in Quero rest 3,463 casualties of the First World War, the German and Austro-Hungarian army. The outer shape of Males of Quero has grown out of the circumstances of the landscape. A tower, lead up to the narrow steps, contains the memorial room for the fallen. A double wall rim of the tower with the bastion of one side connects ago in shallow arc represents a trench. From the other side connects tower and bastion of a straight wall, which surrounds the area planted with Cotoneaster comrades grave together with the inner wall of the trench and with a location of the tower.Entering the memorial room, so surrounds the visitor a bell-shaped space that receives its indirect light from a light well, the bell, or more precisely the cross vault pierces the intersection of a support rib. The relatively bright room is dominated by a black stone block, a decorated with ornaments lectern Swedish granite. , the war cemetery was inaugurated on 25 May 1939. Directions - Die Adresse des Friedhofs lautet: Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof QueroVia John XXII 1532030 QueroITALIENGPS: 55'19.23 ° 45 'N, 11 ° 56'25.89 "E

Sacrario Militare di Pian di Salese (Pieve di Livinallongo, Livinallongo del Col di Lana, Belluno Province, Veneto Region, Italy) is a WWI Austro-Hungarian - 685 Italian military, 19 Austrian-Hungarian military plus 4700 unknown, 5404 total, all of whom were brought here from other war cemeteries in the area in 1935.

Tezze British Cemetery (Tezze, frazione of Vazzola, Treviso Province, Veneto Region, Italy) WWI Commonwealth - 356 total burials.
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime. Wheelchair access possible via the main entrance. The village is 8 kilometres east of Susegana, a town on the main road some 24 kilometres north of Treviso. The British Military Cemetery lies about 270 metres south of the village of Tezze. Take the Treviso Nord exit or Conegliano Veneto exit from the A27 (both are about 20 kilometres from the cemetery), go in the Vazzola - Tezze direction and then follow the signs to the cemetery. If travelling by train, a bus service is available from Conegliano Station. Cemetery address: Piazza Tigli - Vazzola (TV) Veneto. Latitude: 45.81328, Longitude: 12.34760.
The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. The village of Tezze was captured by the Austrians in the advance in the autumn of 1917 and remained in their hands until the Allied forces crossed the River Piave at the end of October 1918. On 21 October 1918, Commonwealth forces comprising the XIVth Corps (7th and 23rd Divisions), which had been transferred from the Asiago sector, took over the part of the River Piave front from Salletuol to Palazzon, serving as part of the Italian Tenth Army. On the night of 23 October, the main channel of the river was crossed using small boats and the northern half of the island of Grava di Papadopoli was occupied, the occupation being completed two nights later by a combined Commonwealth and Italian force. After the capture of the island, the bridging of the Piave proceeded rapidly, although the strength of the current meant that the two bridges built for the crossing were frequently broken and many men were drowned. The Allied attack east of the Piave began early in the morning of 27 October. Despite stiff resistance and difficulties with bringing forward supporting troops across the river, the Austrians were forced back over the next few days until the Armistice came into effect on 4 November. Many of those who died on the north-east side of the river during the Passage of the Piave are buried in Tezze British Cemetery. It now contains 356 Commonwealth burials of the First World War.

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