Commonwealth War Cemetery Benghazi

Benghazi
Banghāzī, Libya

Benghazi was an important goal for both Allies and Axis forces during the Western Desert campaigns of 1942 and 1943. There are now 1,214 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in Benghazi War Cemetery. 163 of the burials are unidentified. Special memorials commemorate two casualties buried in Barce War Cemetery, whose graves could not be located.

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Text by: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Photo(s): Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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