SOUPIR ITALIAN MILITARY CEMETERY
Aisne
France
GPS Coordinates: 49.401978 3.583639
Image © Johan Pauwels
Location Information
Soupir is a village and commune in the Department of Aisne, Northern France, situated on the northern side of the D925 road from Soissons to Guignicourt, approximately 20 kilometres east of Soissons. The Italian Military Cemetery is located south of the village on the Rue Paul Bezançon.
Historical Information
From April to November 1918 the 2nd Italian Army Corps, made up of the 3rd and 8th Divisions (The Brescia and Alpi Infantry Brigades) fought in the Reims sector between Vrigny and Jaulgonne, in the Ardennes sector and in this one of the Aisne to the east of Soissons fighting under the 5th, 10th and then 3rd French Armies.
The Italian forces commanded by General Alberico Albricci suffered more than 9,000 soldiers killed during its victorious campaigns. 592 of them rest in this Military Cemetery created and maintained by the Italian Ministry of Defence.
Soupir is a village and commune in the Department of Aisne, Northern France, situated on the northern side of the D925 road from Soissons to Guignicourt, approximately 20 kilometres east of Soissons. The Italian Military Cemetery is located south of the village on the Rue Paul Bezançon.
Historical Information
From April to November 1918 the 2nd Italian Army Corps, made up of the 3rd and 8th Divisions (The Brescia and Alpi Infantry Brigades) fought in the Reims sector between Vrigny and Jaulgonne, in the Ardennes sector and in this one of the Aisne to the east of Soissons fighting under the 5th, 10th and then 3rd French Armies.
The Italian forces commanded by General Alberico Albricci suffered more than 9,000 soldiers killed during its victorious campaigns. 592 of them rest in this Military Cemetery created and maintained by the Italian Ministry of Defence.
