Sangro River War Cemetery

Sangro River War Cemetery is a British and Commonwealth war cemetery sited by a hillside near in the , . In this cemetery are buried 2,542 soldiers from the and the British Commonwealth who died in World War II defending the shoreline near the against the retreating German soldiers on the Winter Line.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery located in Italy
  • Also known as: “Cimitero di Guerra Inglese Fiume Sangro” and “Cimitero militare britannico”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sangro River Cremation Memorial and Fossacesia-Torino di Sangro railway station.

Memorial
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is situated 130 metres southwest of Sangro River War Cemetery.

Railway station
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is situated 2½ km northwest of Sangro River War Cemetery.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 2 km northeast of Sangro River War Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Morge and Rocca San Giovanni.

Locality
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is a frazione on the Adriatic Sea in the , in the region of eastern . is situated 4 km east of Sangro River War Cemetery.

Village
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is a comune and town in the in the region of . It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. is situated 7 km northwest of Sangro River War Cemetery.

Sangro River War Cemetery

Latitude
42.21809° or 42° 13′ 5″ north
Longitude
14.53582° or 14° 32′ 9″ east
Elevation
121 metres (397 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FJP6G9P+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 464682988
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
11189151
Wiki­data ID
Q3676873
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Sangro River War Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Cemetery Sangro River”
  • Italian: “Cimitero di Guerra del Commonwealth Fiume Sangro”
  • Italian: “Cimitero militare britannico di Torino di Sangro”
  • “Sangro River War Cemetery”

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