Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy

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Catania War Cemetery in Sicily, Italy is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery where many Allied soldiers from World War II, including German long jumper Luz Long, are buried.

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Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
associatedWith Allied invasion of Sicily
Operation Husky
burialOf Allied soldiers
British Army personnel
Canadian Army personnel
Commonwealth military personnel
Indian Army personnel
Luz Long
New Zealand military personnel
South African military personnel
cemeteryType military cemetery
war cemetery
conflictCommemorated Second World War
linked to: World War II

World War II
country Italy
era 20th century
establishedDuring Allied invasion of Sicily
hasBurialsFrom 1943
Italian Campaign of World War II
linked to: Italian campaign
hasFeature Cross of Sacrifice
Stone of Remembrance
rows of uniform headstones
hasJurisdiction Commonwealth War Graves Commission
hasLanguageOnHeadstones English
Italian
hasWarDeadFrom Canada
India
New Zealand
South Africa
United Kingdom
other Commonwealth countries
locatedIn Italian island of Sicily
linked to: Sicily

Province of Catania
Sicily
locatedNear Catania
locatedOn east coast of Sicily
maintainedBy Commonwealth War Graves Commission
purpose commemoration of Commonwealth war dead
region Southern Italy

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Luz Long burialPlace Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy
Carl Ludwig Long burialPlace Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy