Visits to the Battlefields

The Irish Brigade website is delighted to provide up-to-date guides to some of the main Irish Brigade battlefields during the Second World War.

We shall be adding detailed battlefield maps showing the positions and movements of the Irish Brigade - you can find these maps by clicking here.

Click below on the battlefield you would like to visit to find more information:

Liri Valley: March 21st to May 31st 1944.

The view toward Monte Cassino and Pt 593 from Monte Castellone

Many thanks to the members of Associazione Linea Gustav for their continuing historical research and unceasing work to honour the memory of the men who served in the Liri Valley.

Monte Cassino and Cassino, including the battlefield of Operation Diadem on 15-17 May 1944.

The view from Cassino war cemetery towards Monastery Hill

The Sanfatucchio Ridge and the Lake Trasimeno area, 21-25 June 1944.

The view towards Lake Trasimeno from Panicale

The 'O' Group of the 2nd Battalion London Irish Rifles near the Cassino to Pignatoro road on the afternoon of 15th May 1944 as described to the artist David Rowlands by Lt-Col Horsfall.

To obtain prints of this painting, visit the website of the artist: www.davidrowlands.co.uk

An excellent website has been created by the friends of Orvieto War Cemetery and can be visited using the following link: http://orvietowarcemetery.weebly.com/

Battlefield tours in the Trasimeno area are being conducted throughout the spring/autumn period.

BATTLEFIELD TOUR - THE TRASIMENE LINE

led by Janet Kinrade Dethick (author of The Trasimene Line June -July 1944).

Click here for for further details.

Guided battlefield tours of the Cassino area can be arranged through www.cassinobattlefields.co.uk

Battlefield studies of Cassino and Anzio for the military enthusiast