Italian War Cemetery
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The Italian War Cemetery at El Alamein is a memorial and burial ground honoring Italian soldiers who died in the North African campaign of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italian War Cemetery canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military cemetery
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| access | open to the public ⓘ |
| architect | Paolo Caccia Dominioni ⓘ |
| burialsOf |
Italian missing in action commemorated
ⓘ
Italian prisoners of war ⓘ Italian soldiers ⓘ |
| commemorativeEvents |
annual Italian remembrance ceremonies
ⓘ
visits by Italian delegations ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated |
Battle of El Alamein
ⓘ
North African campaign ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| designedAs | monumental complex ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | El Alamein War Museum ⓘ |
| hasCrossesOrMarkers | individual grave markers ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Italian-language dedications to the fallen ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central monument
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ cloister ⓘ gardens ⓘ memorial ossuary ⓘ memorial plaques ⓘ |
| hasView | Western Desert landscape ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Italian national military memorial ⓘ |
| inception | 1950s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
El Alamein ⓘ Matrouh Governorate ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Commissariato Generale per le Onoranze ai Caduti
ⓘ
Ministry of Defence of Italy ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Ministry of Defence
|
| memorialFor | Italian casualties in North Africa ⓘ |
| memorialType | cemetery and ossuary ⓘ |
| nearby |
Commonwealth War Cemetery
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein
El Alamein German Memorial ⓘ
surface form:
German War Cemetery at El Alamein
|
| notablePersonAssociated | Paolo Caccia Dominioni ⓘ |
| operator |
Government of Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian government
|
| purpose |
honor Italian war dead
ⓘ
provide burial place for Italian soldiers ⓘ serve as site of remembrance ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Italian Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian armed forces
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Italian sacrifice in North Africa
ⓘ
reconciliation between former enemies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.