Established 1944 Total commemorated 1409 Phone +39 055 202 0020 | Location near Florence, Italy Province Province of Florence Total burials 4,402 | |
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Designed by McKim, Mead & White, New York (MONUMENT)
Clarke & Rapuano, New York (LANDSCAPERS) Address Via Cassia, 50023 Tavarnuzze, Impruneta FI, Italy Burials Addison Baker, Roy W. Harmon, George D. Keathley Similar Comune Di Impruneta, Cimitero Degli Americani, Casa Di Cura Villa Delle Ter, Montebu, Ristorante I Falciani | ||
Florence american cemetery and memorial
The Florence American Cemetery and Memorial is about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) south of Florence, Italy, about two miles (3 km) south of the Florence-Impruneta exit of the Rome-Milan autoroute. It covers about 70 acres (28 ha), chiefly on the west side of the Greve river, framed by wooded hills.
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- Florence american cemetery and memorial
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Most of those buried here are from the Fifth Army who died in the fighting that followed the capture of Rome in June 1944; others fell in the heavy fighting in the Apennines between then and 2 May 1945. It is run by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Wanderful the florence american cemetery and memorial florence italy
Notable burials and memorials
References
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