Italy 1943–1945
Syracuse War Cemetery, Syracuse
War cemetery (CWGC)
The story
About 1,060 Commonwealth soldiers lie here, most killed in the landings and the first days ashore, including many glider-borne men of Operation Ladbroke. British, Indian, South African, Canadian and other graves show how multinational Eighth Army was, and how young most of the dead were.
What to look for
The Cross of Sacrifice, the headstones of the glider pilots and airlanding soldiers, and the rows of Indian graves.
Plan your visit
Free. CWGC cemetery, normally open daylight hours; check before you go.
- Open
- Permanently open; may be visited at any time
- Access
- Wheelchair access via an alternative entrance
Checked September 2026 from official sources: cwgc.org. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Ponte Grande, Syracuse · 2 km
- Primosole Bridge, Simeto river · 40 km
- Operation Husky monument, Pachino · 43 km
- Catania War Cemetery, Catania · 47 km
- Bark West beach, Maucini · 48 km
- Museo Storico dello Sbarco in Sicilia 1943, Catania · 50 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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