Memorials City Walls Verona

There are several memorial plaques on the city walls on Piazza Bra, next to the Palazzo della Gran Guardia on Via degli Alpini. Monument to the 6th Alpine Regiment An imposing bronze plaque on a granite block commemorates the fallen, "The Eagles of the 6th Alpine Regiment". In front of the monument is a granite block on which are listed some of the names of Alpine divisions. "Taurinense – Tridentina – Julia – Cuneense – Pusteria Alpi gray 1940-45 A.N.A. VERONA 31.1.1965" Plaque for the Knights of Vittorio Veneto Wall plaque with inscription in memory of the Knights of Vittorio Veneto, fighters of the First World War. The stone is enriched with decorations depicting war scenes: central helmet, trees and soldiers on the sides. It is a work by the Veronese sculptor Arsenio De Bortoli "An eternal memory of the heroic Knights of the Order of Vittorio Veneto those in the victorious war from 1915-1918 completed the unification of Italy. The Veronese Federation of the Order in the year 1991 " Plaque for those killed in the Battle of El Alamein Marble plaque commemorating the sacrifice of those who fought in the battle of El Alamein. At the top left is the coat of arms of Verona. With this memorial plaque, the city wants to set an example to new generations. "The city of Verona mindful of the many of her children who sacrificed themselves in the war of the desert. Points out the new generations on the example of heroic devotion and faithful to the duty of the fallen of the epic battle at El Alamein. 23/X – 6/XI 1942" The Second Battle of El Alamein took place between October 23 and November 3, 1942 during the North African Campaign of World War II. The battle was fought between the Axis powers of the Italian-German Armored Army led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and the British Eighth Army of General Bernard Law Montgomery. Field Marshal Rommel's Italo-German armored army was eventually pushed back. The British victory in this battle marked the turning point in the North African campaign, which ended in May 1943 with the final surrender of the Axis powers in Tunisia.