The cemetery also holds the grave of General Władysław Anders, who had commanded the Polish forces that captured Monte Cassino.

As such, their war dead were honored with being buried in such close proximity to the structure for which they died liberating.

The cemetery is located on the slopes of what was designated as Point 445 and the abbey on the mountain of Monte Cassino.

The majority of the soldiers buried here are from the Polish 2nd Army Corps of Lieutenant General Władysław Anders.

Soldiers from this corps repeatedly attacked the German defenders inside the monastery at Monte Cassino during May 1944.