Polish Cemetery in Bandar-e Anzali

[1] Bandar-e Anzali is the port where the Polish Anders' Army disembarked, in an operation that lasted from April 1, 1942 until October 1942, after evacuating from the USSR.

At the center of the cemetery stands a high rectangular column of white marble which is engraved with a Polish eagle.

Below it, in English and Polish, are inscribed the words: This is the resting place of 639 Poles, the soldiers of the Polish Army of the East, of General Władysław Anders and civilians, the prisoners of war, and captives of the Soviet camps who died in 1942 on the way to their homeland.

Peace to their memory.The cemetery also has a street gate, with the large inscription CMENTARZ POLSKI, but it is closed with a padlock.

Rows of graves are lined up on both sides of the monument, each with 18 concrete headstones showing the names of the deceased, their dates of birth and death, and also the ranks of the soldiers.