Italy 1943–1945
Argenta Gap War Cemetery
Commonwealth war cemetery
The story
The cemetery of the last hard battle in Italy holds 625 Commonwealth burials, most of them men killed in the Argenta Gap and around Lake Comacchio in April 1945. Among them are Anders Lassen VC, Tom Hunter VC and the George Cross holder Arthur Banks, an RAF pilot who fought alongside Italian partisans.
What to look for
Find the Victoria Cross headstones of Lassen and Hunter, then look east across the flat fields that the 78th and 56th Divisions crossed.
Plan your visit
Strada di Sant'Antonio, about 2 km north of Argenta: from the SS16 pass the town centre and follow signs to Bando; the entrance is about 800 m from the road across private land, and the barrier is usually open 08:00–19:30; free — check before you go.
- Open
- Always open; barrier on access track usually unlocked 08:00–19:30 (code 1221 if locked)
- Access
- Entrance ~800 m from the road via a track over private land; wheelchair access via main entrance
- Notice
- Road to the cemetery is closed to cars outside opening hours due to a faulty gate padlock
Checked September 2026 from official sources: cwgc.org. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Argenta — the Gap · 2 km
- Museo della Battaglia del Senio, Alfonsine · 22 km
- Lake Comacchio — the commandos' battlefield · 28 km
- The Po at Pontelagoscuro, Ferrara · 33 km
- Polish War Cemetery, Bologna (San Lazzaro) · 39 km
- Sacrario dei Partigiani, Piazza del Nettuno, Bologna · 42 km
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Into Europe: Italy 1943–1945
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Allied campaign in Italy, from the Sicily landings of July 1943 through Salerno, the Winter Line, Ortona, Cassino and Anzio, Rome, the Gothic Line and the final battles on the Senio and the Po in April 1945.
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