The Monument to the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division was erected on Hill 575 in June 1944, just two weeks after the end of hostilities, to honour the memory of the Division's 503 dead and 1,531 wounded. The consecration ceremony took place on 18 May 1945. The location was chosen because of it visibility both from Monastery Hill and the valley of the River Liri. Hill 575 had also been the final goal of the assault by the Division's troops during the battle for the Gustav Line.
The memorial, mounted on a stone pedestal, is in...
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The Monument to the 6th 'Dzieci Lwowskich' Armoured Regiment in Piedimonte San Germano was erected thanks to the efforts of the 'Dzieci Lwowskich' [Children of Lwów] Regimental Club. A memorial plaque containing the names of 40 members of the regiment who had been killed was mounted on the monument, which was unveiled and consecrated on 19 August 1973. The plaque bears the inscription: "For your freedom and ours, on 26 May 1944, after a ferocious five day battle, the 6th 'Dzieci Lwowskich' Armoured Regiment, on its march to a distant Poland and always true...
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