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Location Category ID:
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5755
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Address: |
Viale Monumento Municipio, 82010 Arpaise BN
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Accessible at any time
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41.03201879
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14.745031
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Location Accuracy: |
7
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There is a large war memorial in Arpaise that includes an M36 tank destroyer. The memorial is on a roundabout on Viale Monumento Municipio and includes two stone columns supporting a large metal frame in the shape of the letter “A”, and a ring of flagpoles.
On one of the columns is a plaque containing soldiers’ names and the following text:
| A LA MEMORIA DEI GIOVANI VALOROSI DI ARPAISE CHE COMBATTERONO E MORIRONO PER LA PATRIA E PER IL DIRITTO | TO THE MEMORY OF THE YOUNG COURAGEOUS OF ARPAISE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR THE COUNTRY AND FOR JUSTICE |
One the other column is a plaque containing more soldiers’ names and the following text:
| TESTIMONI EO ASSERTORI DEL VALORE ETERNO DELLA LIBERTA I VIVI DI OGGI AGLI UOMINI DEI SECOL VENTURI RICORDANO IL NOME DI CH FU SACRIFICATO IN UNA GUERRA DI POPOLI VINTA POI PER DIFENDERNE A CULTO | WITNESSES AND ADVOCATES OF ETERNAL VALUE THOSE LIVING IN THE FREEDOM OF TODAY THE NEXT CENTURY RECALL THE NAMES OF THOSE SACRIFICED IN A WAR OF PEOPLES TO DEFEND THEIR CULTURE |
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Unique ID: |
1097
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Other Identification: |
“E8543 3B3688 A BU” cast into transmission cover.
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This M36 is mounted on a stone ramp in the centre of the memorial. It is in a poor condition. It has no cover over the open turret so it is exposed to the elements; it shows signs of rust in the turret and on the hull, roadwheels and other parts.
From a view into the turret it appears that the gun has no breech block; it is therefore probably a fake.
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