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The Italian Military Cemetery of Milovice

Every name, a life.
Every life, a memory.

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1914—today From prisoner-of-war camp to place of memory: a European story preserved in Milovice.

Central monument and crosses at the Italian Military Cemetery of Milovice
The central monument, surrounded by cemetery crosses.
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Place and history

Italian memory at the heart of Europe

The cemetery was established during the First World War beside the Milovice prisoner-of-war camp. Thousands of Italian soldiers who died far from home are buried here.

The monument, graves, documents and testimonies tell not only the story of a war, but of interrupted lives from across Italy.

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  1. Prisoner-of-war camp
  2. Cemetery established
  3. Monument to Italian prisoners
  4. Beginnings of A.R.Mi.
  5. Research, care and shared memory

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People before numbers

An archive under continuous review

These figures follow lives documented in the archive: age, year of death and the presence of very young men. They do not replace the cemetery's definitive historical total.

5,253
remembered names
5,088
died in 1918
26
years · median age at death
592
under 20 years old

Causes of death

The tragedy, recorded one voice at a time

Wording from the Albo d’Oro and archival documents has been organised into readable categories while preserving the meaning of the sources.

Categories follow the wording of the sources and do not replace consultation of the individual documents.

Cause not stated

2,916

The source records the death but does not specify its cause.

Other documented diseases

1,352

Disease or another pathology without further specification.

Oedema – starvation

579

The archival term “Oedem” is rendered here as oedema caused by starvation.

Respiratory diseases

132

Pneumonia, tuberculosis, bronchitis and pleurisy.

Other documented causes

120

Archival formulations that do not fit the main categories.

Enteritis

100

Intestinal inflammation identified in the source.

Cardiac conditions

33

The sources mainly use the term “Herzlähmung”.

Wounds sustained in combat

21

Deaths attributed to wounds sustained in combat.

Geography of memory

From across Italy

These regions are the places from which the men came. The map traces a personal geography of memory: each mark grows with the number of fallen soldiers connected to that land.

Select a region to follow its figure on the map.

Charcoal drawing of Italian soldiers in combat on the Karst plateau with the Savoy flag
Regions of origin
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Marks on the map

How we read records, sources and uncertainties
Italian and Czech representatives at a remembrance ceremony by the Milovice monument

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The association

A.R.Mi. preserves, researches and connects

The association supports knowledge of the cemetery, remembrance of the fallen and dialogue between Italy and the Czech Republic.

  • Remembrance ceremonies and initiatives
  • Historical research and publications
  • Cooperation with institutions and schools
  • Collection of documents and family testimonies
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Visit

A place to encounter with care

The place

Italian Military Cemetery

Milovice, Czech Republic

Italská, 28924 Milovice – Mladá
Coordinates: N 50°13.28470′, E 14°52.10820′

Cemetery and museum opening hours

Monday – Saturday: 10:00 – 12:30
Sunday: closed

For visit requests and the organisation of remembrance ceremonies, please contact the Embassy of Italy in Prague before confirming arrangements.ambasciata.praga@esteri.it

For enquiries about the fallen and to share family photographs or documents, contact A.R.Mi.

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