Cimetière militaire italien de Soupir, Military cemetery in Soupir, France.
The Italian Military Cemetery of Soupir is a section of the larger Nécropole nationale de Soupir, alongside French and German sections. It contains 593 graves marked by white crosses, arranged in rows around a central white cross. A black wrought-iron gate inscribed "CIMITERO MILITARE ITALIANO" opens between stone pillars onto gravel paths.
This cemetery was established in 1918 to honor soldiers of the 2nd Italian Army Corps who served under General Alberico Albricci. Most casualties fell during heavy fighting in this sector during World War I.
At the centre stand two open bronze books, one inscribed in French and the other in Italian, recounting the soldiers' actions on French soil. The monument was funded in 1921 by Italian women and made by sculptor Fernand Cian. The graves are marked by white crosses.
The Italian section lies at the exit of Chavonne toward Soupir, along the R.D. 925 road, within the larger Nécropole nationale de Soupir that also holds French and German sections. Enter through the wrought-iron gate inscribed "CIMITERO MILITARE ITALIANO" between two stone pillars; gravel paths lead past rows of white crosses to the central monument.
The cemetery documents the price paid by Italian forces on this front sector, recording losses that are less well-known outside Italy. It preserves an important chapter of the Italian military experience during the war.
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