Memorial Museum of the 2nd Polish Corps on Monte Cassino, arch. Pietro Rogacień, 2014, Cassino (Italy), photo Paweł Trojanowski, 2023
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Polish 2nd Corps Memorial Museum at the Polish War Cemetery on Monte Cassino

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Polish 2nd Corps Memorial Museum at the Polish War Cemetery on Monte Cassino

On the slopes of Monte Cassino, next to the Polish War Cemetery, is the 2nd Polish Corps Memorial Museum. Efforts to create it began on the initiative of Mieczysław Rasiej, a veteran of the Battle of Monte Cassino and president of the Union of Poles in Italy, in 2007. Thanks to the support of the Polish community, Polish and Italian authorities and donors from all over the world, the official opening of the 2nd Polish Corps Memorial Museum took place on 17 May 2014, the 70th anniversary of the battle.

The museum building, designed by Pietro Rogacienia, the son of a 2nd Corps soldier, fits harmoniously into its surroundings, using local stone and simple but eloquent architecture. The interior houses an exhibition prepared by Prof. Krystyna Jaworska and Paweł Morawski, which tells the history of the 2nd Corps in three languages - Polish, Italian and English: from the deportation of Poles to Siberia, through the formation of the Anders Army, to the battles in Italy and the soldiers' post-war fate.

The museum's exhibits include soldiers' personal mementos, documents, photographs and interactive multimedia presentations. One of the moving elements is a map with marked burial places of Polish soldiers in Italy, enabling visitors to find the graves of their loved ones.

Time of construction:

2014

Creator:

Pietro Rogacień (architekt; Włochy)(preview)

Supplementary bibliography:

Fondazione Memoriale del 2° Corpo d'Armata Polacco a Montecassino, "La storia del museo", https://www.fondazionemm2c.org/pl/la-storia-del-museo

Dzieje.pl, "Thousands of people visit the Memorial Museum of the 2nd Polish Corps on Monte Cassino", 13 May 2024, https://dzieje.pl/wiadomosci/tysiace-osob-odwiedzaja-muzeum-pamieci-2-korpusu-polskiego-na-monte-cassino

Polonia-Italia, "The 2nd Polish Corps Memorial Museum on Monte Cassino", https://polonia-wloska.org/pl/muzeum

MABPZ, "2nd Polish Corps Memorial Museum on Monte Cassino", https://www.mabpz.org/publikacje-b/muzeum-pamieci-2-korpusu-polskiego-na-monte-cassino

Liberation Route Europe, "Memorial Museum of the second Polish Corps", https://www.liberationroute.com/pois/1507/memorial-museum-of-the-second-polish-corps

Warfare History Network, "The Polish II Corps in Italy", https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-polish-ii-corps-in-italy

Wikipedia, "Monte Cassino Polish war cemetery", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cassino_Polish_war_cemetery

Polish Radio, 'Thousands of people visit the 2nd Polish Corps Memorial Museum on Monte Cassino', 13 May 2024 , https://www.polskieradio.pl/399/7979/artykul/3376868%2Ctysiace-osob-odwiedzaja-muzeum-pamieci-2-korpusu-polskiego-na-monte-cassino

TripAdvisor, "Monte Cassino Polish War Cemetery", https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g194714-d6534214-Reviews-Monte_Cassino_Polish_War_Cemetery-Cassino_Province_of_Frosinone_Lazio

Book Haven, "Book Haven at the opening of new Monte Cassino museum", May 2014 , https://bookhaven.stanford.edu/2014/05/book-haven-at-the-opening-of-new-monte-cassino-museum

Publication:

20.05.2025

Last updated:

20.05.2025

Author:

Bartłomiej Gutowski
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Memorial Museum of the 2nd Polish Corps on Monte Cassino, arch. Pietro Rogacień, 2014, Cassino (Italy), photo Paweł Trojanowski, 2023
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Memorial Museum of the 2nd Polish Corps on Monte Cassino, arch. Pietro Rogacień, 2014, Cassino (Italy), photo Paweł Trojanowski, 2023

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