Anzio War Cemetery
- Country Italy
- Total identified casualties 1039 Find these casualties
- Identified casualties from Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: 41.4555, Longitude: 12.62315
Go on a virtual visit to Anzio War Cemetery
Anzio War Cemetery has Memory Anchor tours available using the FREE app for mobile phones and tablets. The tours cover different aspects of the site and the Commonwealth servicemen and women we commemorate within the grounds.
The app can be used remotely or, If you are visiting the cemetery, you can use the tour to follow a path around it, reading the stories along the route. There is also a scan function allowing the user to scan a headstone and bring up the related casualty information throughout the cemetery.
The Memory Anchor app can be downloaded from the links below.
Access the Anzio War Cemetery virtual tour via the Memory Anchor app, available on IOS and Android.
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SHARE THE STORIES OF ANZIO AND THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN
If you'd like to know more about who we commemorate, visit For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen, the CWGC online commemorative resource. Here you can read and share the fascinating stories from some of the people who took part in the Italian Campaign.
Location information
Anzio is a coastal town 70 kilometres south of Rome. To reach Anzio take the No.148 Superstrada Motorway which runs between Rome and Latina. Take the exit for Anzio and follow the signs towards Anzio along the No.207. The Cemetery lies 1 kilometre north of Anzio town just off the No.207. As the No.207 approaches Anzio an Italian Communal Cemetery is visible on a small rise to the left of the road. Turn left and drive up a small rise to a parking area in front of the cemetery entrance. Commission signs are visible. Anzio War Cemetery should not be confused with Beach Head Cemetery which is also close to Anzio town. Beach Head Cemetery lies on the No.207, 5 kilometres north of Anzio town, and can be seen on the left hand side of the road when taking the No.207 towards Anzio. Cemetery address: Via del Cimitero - 00042 Anzio (RM) Lazio. GPS Co-ordinates: Latitude: 41.455473, Longitude: 12.623178.
Visiting information
The cemetery is permanently open and may be visited anytime.
Wheelchair access to the site is possible via an alternative entrance.
A Visitor Information Panel has been installed at this site.
For further information and enquiries please contact enquiries@cwgc.org
History information
On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side.
Progress through southern Italy was rapid despite stiff resistance, but by the end of October, the Allies were facing the German winter defensive position known as the Gustav Line, which stretched from the river Garigliano in the west to the Sangro in the east. Initial attempts to breach the western end of the line were unsuccessful. Operations in January 1944 landed troops behind the German lines at Anzio, but defences were well organised, and a breakthrough was not actually achieved until May.
The site for this cemetery was selected not long after the landings at Anzio and the burials here date from the period immediately following the landings.
Anzio War Cemetery contains 1,056 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.
The cemetery was designed by Louis de Soissons.