Browse photos, videos, interactive websites and apps dedicated to memorializing those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces overseas. Their service, achievements, and sacrifice are illuminated — dive in to learn more.
Photos
An Italian military band participated in the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno.
ABMC Commissioner Benjamin Cassidy delivered remarks during the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno.
People gathered at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery on January 22, 2019 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings at Anzio and Nettuno.
Videos
The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was established by Congress in 1923 as an independent federal agency to oversee its sacred mission in perpetuity.
The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) was created in 1923 to commemorate the service and sacrifice of the U.S. Armed Forces.
More than 200,000 American fallen and Missing in Action (MIA) are interred and honored at our cemeteries and memorials.
More than a half million Americans gave their life during World War I and World War II. They died fighting to protect freedom and democracy around the world. Hear family members remember those they lost, who are buried overseas in North Africa American Cemetery.
On May 8, 1945 World War II ended in Europe. This piece was produced by the United News Company in 1945. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration
Interactives
Follow the path of Allied forces from the first crossings into mainland Italy through the eve of subsequent amphibious landings at Anzio and Nettuno.
Allied forces fought fierce battles up the boot of Italy during World War II. By the fall of 1944, after more than a year of arduous campaigning, Rome and most of Italy had been liberated.
This free, digital tool allows users to follow the path of Allied forces in Sicily from the landings on July 10, 1943 through mid-August.
The Allied Strategic Bombing Campaign of World War II aimed to destroy infrastructure and civilian moral. Follow the actions of the Allied Air War from the beginning as they ramped up their air capability all the way to the end of the war in Europe.
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