Established 1944 Country Italy No. of graves 1,000 Province Province of Frosinone | Location Monte Cassino Type Polish soldiers Elevation 443 m | |
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Address SR149, 03043 Cassino FR, Italy Hours Open today · 9AM–12:30PMThursday9AM–12:30PMFriday9AM–12:30PMSaturday9AM–12:30PMSunday9AM–12:30PMMonday9AM–12:30PMTuesday9AM–12:30PMWednesday9AM–12:30PMSuggest an edit Burials Władysław Anders, Bolesław Bronisław Duch Similar Cassino War Cemetery, Abbazia di Montecas, Cimitero Militare Tedesco, Cimitero Comunale, Cimitero del Comune | ||
Polish cemetery at monte cassino italy battle of monte cassino mosteiro de s o bento
The Polish Cemetery at Monte Cassino holds the graves of over a thousand Poles and over two hundred Belarusians who died, storming the bombed-out Benedictine abbey atop the mountain in May 1944, during the Battle of Monte Cassino.
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- Polish cemetery at monte cassino italy battle of monte cassino mosteiro de s o bento
- Inscrpitions
- References
The religious affiliations of the deceased are indicated by three types of headstone: the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox headstones feature different forms of the Christian cross, and the Jewish headstones bear the Star of David.
The cemetery also holds the grave of General Władysław Anders, who had commanded the Polish forces that captured Monte Cassino. Anders died in London in 1970.
Inscrpitions
The Polish memorial at Monte Cassino bears two inscriptions. The first, based on the Epitaph of Simonides, reads:
The other translates from Polish:
An anthem, The Red Poppies on Monte Cassino — composed on the eve of the Polish storming of the German stronghold — memorializes the Polish soldiers who gave their lives. The refrain is familiar to most Poles: