Brazilian Military Cemetery of Pistoia
| Brazilian Military Cemetery of Pistoia Brazilian Monument and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of World War II |
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| Second World War | |
1976 Monument and memorial Tomb, at the former cemetery.
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| Used for those deceased 1941 - 1945 | |
| Established | 4 August 1945 |
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43°56′42″N 10°56′36″E / 43.945°N 10.9434°E near Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy |
| Designed by | Olavo Redig de Campos |
| Total burials | 463 |
| Unknown burials | 1 |
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Brazil 463
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| Burials by war | |
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World War II: 463
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| Statistics source: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12224242 Omaggio al Milite Ignoto del Brasile | |
Coordinates: 43°56′42″N 10°56′36″E / 43.945°N 10.9434°E The Brazilian Military Cemetery of Pistoia is a former WW II memorial cemetery located in Pistoia, Toscana, Italy.
The cemetery site still honors the fallen Brazilian soldiers' sacrifices in Italy, now with the Brazilian Monument and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of World War II.
In 1944 Brazil participated in the Second World War with 25,000 soldiers of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force against the Axis in the Serchio Valley, in Versilia and in Garfagnana, on the Appennini.
In their final advance, the Brazilians reached Turin and on 2 May they joined up with French troops at the border in Susa.
The Brazilian Military Cemetery of Pistoia contained the remains of 463 Brazilian soldiers from World War II, most of whom lost their lives in the Spring offensive in Italy (Fornovo) in 1945. Until 1960 the soldiers remained buried in the cemetery near Pistoia.
In 1960, the cemetery was closed and their remains were officially interred in Brazil, with other Brazilian War II soldiers, at the new National Monument to the Dead of World War II (Monumento Nacional aos Mortos da Segunda Guerra Mundial). It is located on Guanabara Bay in Flamengo Park, in the Flamengo district of Rio de Janeiro.
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