German Military Cemetery of Pomezia, Military cemetery in Pomezia, Italy.

The German Military Cemetery of Pomezia covers 10 hectares enclosed by a stone wall, divided into 20 lawn blocks where light porphyry crosses stand in regular rows. A straight path leads from the entrance building between the graves to a memorial canopy on four stone pillars, its ceiling lined with mosaics. Inside, a sculpture group by Schmoll Eisenwerth of four mourning soldiers and relatives also supports the roof.

In December 1946 Italy offered land at Pomezia for German war dead, and in early 1947 2,740 bodies were moved there from the Nettuno cemetery. A further 3,751 were exhumed from the Anzio-Nettuno beachhead, and between 1948 and 1955 the Volksbund reburied 10,704 more from provinces including Roma, Latina and Salerno. The 1955 agreement with Italy, annexed to law 801 of 12 August 1957, granted the cemetery areas in perpetual use; the memorial was inaugurated on 6 May 1960.

The memorial stands over a mass grave holding 770 soldiers. Its four stone pillars carry a flat canopy lined with mosaics, and the sculpture group by German artist Schmoll Eisenwerth, four mourning soldiers and relatives, also supports the roof. The 20 lawn blocks are marked by simple light porphyry crosses in regular rows.

The cemetery is situated south of Rome in an easily accessible location along the Via Pontina road. Comfortable walking shoes are advisable as the grounds cover a large area with little shade available.

Of the 27,443 German soldiers buried here, 3,770 are unnamed. The memorial stands over a mass grave holding 770 of them, and its four stone pillars carry a mosaic-covered canopy around a sculpture group by the German artist Schmoll Eisenwerth.