| Florence American Cemetery and Memorial | |
|---|---|
| American Battle Monuments Commission | |
 Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Tuscany, Italy | |
| For American fallen - liberation of Italy (1944) | |
| Established | 1944 |
| Location | near Florence, Italy |
| Designed by |
McKim, Mead & White, New York (MONUMENT) Clarke & Rapuano, New York (LANDSCAPERS) |
| Total burials | 4402 |
| Total commemorated | 1409 |
| Burials by nation | |
|
United States of America | |
| Burials by war | |
|
World War II | |
| Statistics source: ABMC Florence cemetery booklet | |
The Florence American Cemetery and Memorial is about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) south of Florence, Italy, about two miles (3 km) south of the Florence-Impruneta exit of the Rome-Milan autoroute. It covers about 70 acres (28 ha), chiefly on the west side of the Greve river, framed by wooded hills.
Most of those buried here are from the Fifth Army who died in the fighting that followed the capture of Rome in June 1944; others fell in the heavy fighting in the Apennines between then and 2 May 1945. It is run by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
See also[]
- Florence War Cemetery
- American Battle Monuments Commission home page
- ABMC Florence cemetery web page
- ABMC Florence cemetery video .wmv
- ABMC Florence cemetery booklet .pdf
Coordinates: 43°41′29.50″N 11°12′29.54″E / 43.691528°N 11.2082056°E
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