Italy 1943–1945
Brazilian Votive Monument, Pistoia
Key site · Brazil · FEB cemetery 1944–1960
The story
The Brazilian Expeditionary Force buried its dead here, 463 men, until they were repatriated to Rio de Janeiro in 1960. A modernist votive monument by Olavo Redig de Campos, opened in 1967, now marks the site, with the tomb of an unknown Brazilian soldier.
What to look for
The open pavilion, the stone terraces of the former cemetery and the tomb of the unknown soldier.
Nearby sites
- German War Cemetery, Futa Pass · 31 km
- Ponte Vecchio and the demolished quarter, Florence · 32 km
- Palazzo Vecchio and Piazza della Signoria, Florence · 32 km
- MuGot — Museo Gotica Toscana, Ponzalla · 35 km
- Florence American Cemetery, Tavarnuzze · 35 km
- Il Giogo Pass and Monte Altuzzo · 37 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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