Italy 1943–1945
Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio
War cemetery (Commonwealth)
The story
2,316 Commonwealth soldiers lie here, most killed in the defensive battles of February and March 1944 along the Via Anziate. Most are British, with Canadians, South Africans, Australians, Indians and New Zealanders among them. It lies on the road the Germans were trying to reach.
What to look for
Walk the rows of the Guards, the London regiments and the Scots; look north-east towards Aprilia, only a few kilometres away.
Plan your visit
CWGC, open access. Via Nettunense, about 5 km north of Anzio.
Nearby sites
- Anzio War Cemetery · 3 km
- Museo dello Sbarco di Anzio (Villa Adele) · 4 km
- Sicily–Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno · 4 km
- Museo dello Sbarco Alleato, Forte Sangallo, Nettuno · 4 km
- Aprilia ('the Factory') and the Via Anziate · 13 km
- Rangers memorial, Isola Bella near Cisterna · 18 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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