PORDOI AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN AND GERMAN WAR CEMETERY
Passo Pordoi
Italy
GPS Coordinates: 46°29'28.64"N; 11°49'41.35"E
Location Information
Pordoi Pass is located about 12kms from Canazei in Northern Italy. See map below for actual location
Historical Information
Near the pass lies the Austro-Hungarian and German War Cemetery where lies the remains of 454 fallen German soldiers and 8,128 of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1956, 847 German soldiers who were killed in the Second World War were buried around the ossuary.
For more information on this cemetery click here (In German Only)
World War One Casualties: Austro-Hungary 8,128, Germany 454. Total 8,582.
World War Two Casualties: Germany 847.
Total Burials: 9,429.
The Cemetery was designed by Robert Tischler
Pordoi Pass is located about 12kms from Canazei in Northern Italy. See map below for actual location
Historical Information
Near the pass lies the Austro-Hungarian and German War Cemetery where lies the remains of 454 fallen German soldiers and 8,128 of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1956, 847 German soldiers who were killed in the Second World War were buried around the ossuary.
For more information on this cemetery click here (In German Only)
World War One Casualties: Austro-Hungary 8,128, Germany 454. Total 8,582.
World War Two Casualties: Germany 847.
Total Burials: 9,429.
The Cemetery was designed by Robert Tischler
Images in this gallery © Nicholas Philpot
