Anzio pays tribute to British battle veteran Harry Shindler with exhibition.
Italy marked the eightieth anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno throughout world battle two with commemorations on Monday within the neighbouring coastal cities south of Rome.
Italian tradition minister Gennaro Sangiuliano in a submit on X mentioned that it was an honour to take part in ceremonies to mark the anniversary of the Allied landings, “which made a decisive contribution to the liberation from Nazi-fascism.”
È stato un onore partecipare alle cerimonie per celebrare l’80esimo anniversario dello sbarco alleato a Nettuno e Anzio, che diede un contributo decisivo alla liberazione dal nazifascismo. pic.twitter.com/T0iydq5qj0— Gennaro Sangiuliano (@g_sangiuliano) January 22, 2024
The commemorations had been attended by Britain’s ambassador to Italy, Ed Llewellyn, in addition to representatives of the American embassy in Italy and British and Italian defence forces.
The occasions, together with historial re-enactments, are going down in Anzio and Nettuno the place the landings and battles over virtually 5 months in 1944 resulted in 43,000 Allied casualties of whom 7,000 died.
At this time we mark the eightieth anniversary of the landings in Anzio and Nettuno. Along with Ambassador @EdLlewellynFCDO, @AmbasciataUSA, @UKDefenceItaly we pay tribute to those that misplaced their lives for our freedom.#LestWeForget | @CWGC pic.twitter.com/ZBA5mZln8w
— UK in Italy (@UKinItaly) January 22, 2024
For a few years the occasions had been attended by Harry Shindler OBE, a British veteran of the Battle of Anzio and the Liberation of Rome in 1944, who died final yr aged 101 at his residence in Italy’s Marche area.
An exhibition in Shindler‘s honour is presently being held at Villa Sarsina in Anzio, as a part of the eightieth anniversary occasions, till 28 February.
At this time we hosted ceremonies in our websites round Anzio to mark the eightieth Anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio. Attended by our representatives, the UK Ambassador to Italy @EdLlewellynFCDO , officers from Allied Joint Drive Command Naples and the Italian Military amongst others.… pic.twitter.com/QK6NREnU7g
— CommonwealthWarGraves (@CWGC) January 22, 2024
Paperwork from Shindler’s archive spotlight his work in tracing the graves of British servicemen killed or listed as lacking in motion throughout world battle two, together with the father of Pink Floyd founding member Roger Waters.
For a historical past of Operation Shingle and the Anzio landings see the Commonwealth Warfare Graves Fee web site.
Picture Commonwealth Warfare Graves – X
