Italian Unknown Soldier

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The Italian Unknown Soldier is a symbolic tomb in Rome honoring an unidentified Italian serviceman who died in World War I, representing all fallen and missing Italian soldiers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symbolic tomb
tomb of the Unknown Soldier
war memorial
associatedWith Italian Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Italian Army NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent National Unity and Armed Forces Day ceremonies NERFINISHED
burialDate 4 November 1921
commemorates Italian soldiers killed in World War I
fallen Italian servicemen
missing Italian soldiers of World War I
conflictCommemorated World War I NERFINISHED
country Italy
dedicatedTo unidentified Italian soldier
guardedBy Corazzieri and honor guards (on ceremonial occasions)
hasAlternativeName Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Italy) NERFINISHED
hasEternalFlame yes
hasFeature commemorative inscriptions
honor guard post
sculptural reliefs related to war and sacrifice
hasGraveGoods military decorations and symbols
hasNameInItalian Milite Ignoto NERFINISHED
hasType national military memorial
heritageDesignation part of national monument Vittoriano
inception 1921
locatedIn Italy
Lazio
Rome
location Altare della Patria NERFINISHED
Piazza Venezia, Rome NERFINISHED
Vittoriano NERFINISHED
mainCeremonyDate 4 November (National Unity and Armed Forces Day)
material stone
partOf Altare della Patria complex NERFINISHED
Monument to Victor Emmanuel II NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholic tradition (funerary rites context)
represents all fallen Italian soldiers
all missing Italian soldiers
all unknown Italian soldiers
selectionProcess remains chosen from among unidentified Italian soldiers killed in World War I
significance central site of Italian state commemorations
symbolizes memory of the fallen
national unity of Italy
sacrifice of Italian armed forces
unveiledOn 4 November 1921
visitedBy President of Italy NERFINISHED
foreign heads of state

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Victor Emmanuel II National Monument contains Italian Unknown Soldier