Sangro River War Cemetery (Italian: Cimitero britannico di Torino di Sangro) is a British and Commonwealth war cemetery sited by a hillside near Torino di Sangro in the Province of Chieti, Abruzzo Italy. In this cemetery are buried 2,542 soldiers from the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth who died in World War II defending the shoreline near the Sangro River against the retreating German soldiers on the Winter Line. Within the cemetery is the Sangro River Cremation Memorial, which commemorates 517 Indian soldiers cremated in accordance with their faith.
Sangro River War Cemetery. A peaceful haven with views on the rolling green hills, it's the resting place of some 2600 Commonwealth WWII soldiers.
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Location: Torino di Sangro, Abruzzo, Italy
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