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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Throughout history, many soldier

Soldier

A soldier is a general English term that refers to a land component of national armed forces.In most societies of the world, "soldier" is also a general term for any member of the land forces including Commissioned officer and non-commissioned officers....
s have died in wars without their remains being identified. In modern times, nations have developed the practice of having a symbolic Tomb of the Unknown Soldier that represents the war grave

War grave

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Throughout history, many soldier

Soldier

War grave

A war grave is a burial place for soldiers or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations. The term does not only apply to Grave : ships sunk during wartime are often considered to be war graves, as are military aircraft that crash into water....
of those unidentified soldiers. They usually contain the remains of a dead soldier who is unidentified (or "known but to God" as the stone is sometimes inscribed) and thought to be impossible ever to identify, so that he might serve as a symbol for all of the unknown dead wherever they fell. The anonymity of the entombed soldier is key to the symbolism of the monument: since his or her identity is unknown, it could theoretically be the tomb of anyone who fell in service of the nation in question, and therefore serves as a monument to all of their sacrifices. Much work goes into trying to find a certain soldier, and to verify that it is indeed one of the relevant nation's soldiers.

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Perhaps the first memorial of this kind in the world is the 1858 Landsoldaten ("The Foot Soldier") monument of the First War of Schleswig

First War of Schleswig

The First Schleswig War or Three Years' War was the first round of military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany rooted in the Schleswig-Holstein Question, contesting the issue of who should control the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein....
in Fredericia

Fredericia

Fredericia is a town located in Fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in a sub-region known locally as Triangle Region Denmark, or The Triangle....
, Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
. Another early memorial of this kind is the 1866 memorial to the unknown dead of the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
.

The modern trend was started after First World War

World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
when both France

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
erected a tomb for unknown soldiers in 1920. The French tomb was installed under the Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris, France that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l'?toile....
, and the decision to erect it was confirmed by Parliament before a similar idea had even been publicised in the United Kindgom. In the case of the United Kingdom, an Unknown Warrior

The Unknown Warrior

The United Kingdom tomb of The Unknown Warrior holds an unidentified British soldier killed on a European battlefield during World War I. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London on November 11, 1920, simultaneously with a similar operation in France, making both tombs the first honouring the unknown dead of World War I....
was chosen on behalf of all First World War

World War I

British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, and other Dependent territory ruled or administered by the United Kingdom , that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries....
forces in Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic architecture Church , in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster....
. The coffin was followed into the abbey by the King-Emperor, George V

George V of the United Kingdom

George V was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha....
and escorted by a guard of honour formed of one hundred recipients of the Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration which is, or has been, awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth of Nations countries, and previous British Empire territories....
. Part of the inscription on the stone reads:

These tombs are also used to commemorate the unidentified fallen of later wars. Monuments have been built as recently as 1982 in the case of Iraq

Iraq

Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, 1993 in the case of Australia, and 2004 in the case of New Zealand.

National examples

Countries	Location	Description
Argentina Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....	Metropolitan Cathedral Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the city centre, overlooking Plaza de Mayo, on the corner of San Mart?n and Rivadavia streets, in the San Nicol?s, Buenos Aires.... in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the Independence
Australia Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....	Australian War Memorial Australian War Memorial The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national war memorial to the members of all its Australian Defence Force and supporting organisations who have died or participated in the wars of the Australia.... in Canberra Canberra Canberra is the List of Australian capital cities of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall....	The tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier.
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....	Heldenplatz Heldenplatz The Heldenplatz is a historical plaza in Vienna. Many important actions took place here ? most notoriously Adolf Hitler's announcement of the Anschluss of Austria to the Nazi Germany in 1938.... in Vienna Vienna Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
Belgium Belgium * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....	Colonnade of the Congress in Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....	The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the base of the location.
Bolivia Bolivia The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....	Monumento al Soldado Desconocido in La Paz La Paz Nuestra Se?ora de La Paz is the administrative Capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department, Bolivia. As of the 2001 census, the city of La Paz had a population of 789,585, and together with the neighboring cities of El Alto and Viacha, make the biggest urban area of Bolivia, with a population of over 1.6 mill...	The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, center piece of the location.
Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....	Monument to the Pracinhas in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , is the second largest city of Brazil and South America, behind S?o Paulo, and the third largest metropolitan area in South America, behind S?o Paulo and Buenos Aires....	The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the platform of the location.
Bulgaria Bulgaria The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....	Monument to the Unknown Soldier Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Sofia The Monument to the Unknown Soldier is a monument in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, located just next to the 6th-century Church of St Sophia, Sofia, on 2 Paris Street.... in Sofia Sofia Sofia , is the Capital and largest city of the Bulgaria, with 2,5 million people living in the Capital Municipality. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of the mountain massif Vitosha, and is the administrative, cultural, economic, and educational centre of the country....
Bulgaria Bulgaria The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....	Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Haskovo Haskovo Haskovo ; is the name of a town and administrative centre of the Haskovo Province in southern Bulgaria, not far from the borders with Greece and Turkey....
Canada Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier File:Unknown.Soldier Ott.JPGThe Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located at the National War Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa. The Tomb of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was added to the war memorial in 2000, and holds the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier who died in France during World War I.... at the National War Memorial National War Memorial (Canada) The National War Memorial , is a tall granite cenotaph with acreted bronze sculptures, that stands in Confederation Square, Ottawa, and serves as the federal war memorial for Canada.... , Confederation Square, in Ottawa Ottawa Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....	King George VI unveiled the National War Memorial, Confederation Square, in Ottawa, Ontario, during his 1939 visit, months before the Second World War began. The Memorial features 23 bronze figures, representing people who fought in the First World War, emerging from an memorial arch, moving from war War ... into peace Peace Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression, violence or hostility, but which also represents a larger concept wherein there are healthy or newly-healed interpersonal relationship or international relations, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment of equality and fairness in political re... . Overhead, winged figures symbolize Peace Peace Peace is a term that most commonly refers to an absence of aggression, violence or hostility, but which also represents a larger concept wherein there are healthy or newly-healed interpersonal relationship or international relations, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment of equality and fairness in political re... and Liberty Liberty Liberty, the freedom to act or believe without being stopped by unnecessary force, is generally considered in modern time to be a concept of political philosophy and identifies the condition in which an individual has the right to act according to his or her own free will.... . The dates commemorating the Second World War (1939-1945) and the Korean War Korean War The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korea and South Korea regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953.... (1950-1953) were added in 1982. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was added in 2000. Located on the upper plaza, in front of the existing National War Memorial monument, a dark Caledonia granite Granite Granite is a common and widely occurring type of Intrusion , felsic, igneous rock rock . Granite has a medium to coarse texture, occasionally with some individual crystals larger than the groundmass forming a rock known as Porphyry .... sarcophagus Sarcophagus A sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved or cut from stone. The word "sarcophagus" comes from the Greek language sa?? sarx meaning "flesh", and fa?e?? phagein meaning "to eat", hence sarkophagus means "flesh-eating"; from the phrase lithos sarkophagos the word came to refer to the limestone t... 12 feet long, 8 feet wide and 3 feet high encloses a casket containing the remains of the unknown soldier. A bronze relief sculpture is secured to the top with stainless steel pins. The four corner pieces of the sarcophagus also has bronze relief work. The unidentified soldier was selected from a cemetery in the vicinity of Vimy Ridge, the site of a famous Canadian battle of the First World War.The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was created to honour the more than 116,000 Canadians whether they be navy Navy A navy is the branch of a nation's military forces principally designated for naval warfare and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions.... , army Army An army , in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as an air force.... , air force Air force An air force, also known in some countries as an air army or historically an army air corps , is in the broadest sense, the national armed force or armed service that primarily conducts aerial warfare.... or merchant marine, who died or may die for their country in all conflicts - past, present, and future. See a 360-degree Virtual Tour of the National War Memorial on http://www.ottawakiosk.com/panos/sparks_street_4.html
Chile Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....	General Manuel Baquedano Manuel Baquedano Manuel Jes?s Baquedano Gonz?lez was a Chilean soldier and President of Chile, who served as Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army during the War of the Pacific.... Square in Santiago	Contains the remains of a soldier who died in 1881 during the War of the Pacific War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific, occurring from 1879-1883, was a conflict between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru. Also known as the "Sodium nitrate War", the war arose from disputes over the control of territory that contained substantial mineral-rich deposits.... .
Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....	National Memorial on Žižkov (Vítkov) Hill in Prague Prague Prague is the Capital and World's largest cities of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn? mesto Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City....
Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....	Fredericia Fredericia Fredericia is a town located in Fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in a sub-region known locally as Triangle Region Denmark, or The Triangle....	Called Landsoldaten ("The Foot Soldier") monument.
Egypt Egypt Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....	Unknown Soldier Memorial (Cairo) Unknown Soldier Memorial (Cairo) Unknown Soldier Memorial is a pyramid-shaped monument in Nasr City, Cairo. Its construction was ordered by president Anwar Sadat in 1974 in honour of Egyptians who lost their lives in the 1973 October War....	Also includes the tomb of President Anwar Sadat Anwar Sadat Muhammad Anwar Al Sadat, or Anwar El Sadat , was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination on 6 October 1981.... .
Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....	Cemetery of the Estonian Defence Forces in Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city in the Republic of Estonia and of Harju County. It occupies a surface of 159.2 km? in which 397,617 inhabitants live.... .
Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....	Hietaniemi military cemetery in Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....	Beneath the Arc de Triomphe Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris, France that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the Place de l'?toile.... in Paris Paris Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....	Unter den Linden Unter den Linden Unter den Linden is a boulevard in the centre of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It is named for its Tilia trees that line the grassed pedestrian mall between two carriageways.... , Berlin Berlin Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....	Within a 19th century guardhouse, the Neue Wache Neue Wache The Neue Wache is a building in central Berlin, the capital of Germany. It is located on the north side of the Unter den Linden, a major east-west thoroughfare in the centre of the city....
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	Syntagma Square Syntagma Square Syntagma Square , is located in central Athens, Greece. The Square is named after the Constitution of Greece Otto of Greece was forced to grant the people after a popular and military uprising, on September 3 1843.... (Constitution Square), Athens Athens Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....	Heroes' Square Heroes' Square (Budapest) Hos?k tere is one of the major squares of Budapest, Hungary. It lies at the end of Andr?ssy Avenue , next to City Park .It is surrounded by two important buildings, Museum of Fine Arts on the left and Palace of Art on the right.... , Budapest Budapest Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
Iraq Iraq Iraq , officially the Republic of Iraq , is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros Mountains, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....	The Monument to the Unknown Soldier The Monument to the Unknown Soldier The Monument to the Unknown Soldier is said to be inspired by the glorification of a martyr from the Iran?Iraq War. The Monument represents a traditional shield dropping from the dying grasp of an Iraqi warrior.... , Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous. With a municipal population estimated at 6.5 million, it is the largest city in Iraq, and the second largest city in the Arab World....
India India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....	India Gate India Gate The India Gate is one of the largest war memorials in India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate is prominent landmark in Delhi and commemorates the members of the erstwhile British Indian Army who lost their lives fighting for the Indian Empire in World War I and the Afghan Wars.... , New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. With a total area of 42.7 km2, New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi and serves as the seat of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi ....	Amar Jawan Jyoti (Flame of the Immortal Warrior)
Indonesia Indonesia The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....	Bandung Bandung Bandung Indonesian: Kota Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and Bandung Metropolitan Area, with 7.4 million in 2007....	The Field of Honor is a memorial to unknown soldiers. There is also the Tomb of the Unknown (Dutch) Sailor in Kembang Kuning war cemetery in Surabaya Surabaya Surabaya is Indonesia's List of largest cities and second largest cities by country, and the capital of the Provinces of Indonesia of East Java.... .
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....	Rome Rome Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some .... , Piazza Venezia Piazza Venezia The Piazza Venezia is a piazza in central Rome, Italy at . It takes its name from the adjacent Palazzo Venezia.The piazza is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and near the Roman Forum....	The Tomb of the Milite Ignoto in the Altare della Patria Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II The Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II or Altare della Patria or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument to honour Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, the first king of a unified Italy.... (Vittoriano)
Japan Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....	Ryozen Kannon Ryozen Kannon The Ryozen Kannon is a war memorial commemorating the Japanese who died during World War II located in Eastern Kyoto. The concrete and steel statue of the Avalokitesvara was built by Hirosuke Ishikawa and unveiled on the 8th June 1955.... , Kyoto Kyoto Sorry, no overview for this topic	Monument erected in memory of the more than 48,000 foreign soldiers who perished on Japanese territory or on territory under Japanese military control.
Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....	Kaunas Kaunas Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and a Temporary capital of Lithuania. It is served by the freeways European route E67 and A1 highway .... , Vienybes Square Vytautas the Great War Museum Vytautas the Great War Museum is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was opened on 16 February 1936 and named after the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Vytautas....	Tomb of Nežinomas kareivis, with remains of soldier who died in fights with Bolsheviks in 1919.
Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....	Tugu Negara Tugu Negara Tugu Negara, literally the "*National Monument" in Malay language, is a sculpture that commemorates those who died in Malaysia's struggle for freedom, principally against the Japanese occupation during World War II and the Malayan Emergency , which lasted from 1948 until 1960.... , Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur* , is the largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million....	Completed in 1966 to commemorate combatants who fought against Japanese occupation of pre-independence Malaysia in World War II Japanese occupation of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak Throughout much of World War II, British Malaya, North Borneo and Kingdom of Sarawak were under Japanese occupation.The Japanese first Battle of Borneo in mid December 1941, landing on the west coast near Miri in Sarawak; invasion was completed by 23 January 1942 when they landed at Balikpapan in Dutch Borneo on the east coast.... and the Malayan National Liberation Army insurgency during the Malayan Emergency Malayan Emergency The Malayan Emergency refers to a guerrilla warfare for independence fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan Races Liberation Army, the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party, from 1948 to 1960; some have gone as far as to characterise it as a civil war.... . Also includes a pre-independence cenotaph Cenotaph A cenotaph is a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere.... , which was shifted from its original location closer to the old town of Kuala Lumpur, commemorating the war dead of World War I, World War II and the Malayan Emergency.
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....	Tomb of the Unknown Warrior New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior The New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is at the National War Memorial in Buckle Street, Wellington. The remains of the Warrior, one of the 18,166 New Zealand casualties of World War I, were exhumed on 10 October 2004 from the Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, near where the New Zealand Division fought in 1916.... , National War Memorial National War Memorial There are numerous monuments around the world designated as a National War Memorial:National War Memorial National War Memorial National War Memorial ... in Wellington Wellington Wellington* is the Capital of New Zealand, situated at the southwestern tip of the North Island between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. The Wellington Urban Area is the major population centre of the southern North Island and ranks as New Zealand's third most populous Urban areas of New Zealand with residents....
Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....	Plaza Bolivar (Bolivar Square) in Lima Lima Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chill?n River, R?mac River and Lur?n River rivers, on a coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean....	Contains the remains of a soldier who died in 1881 during the War of the Pacific War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific, occurring from 1879-1883, was a conflict between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru. Also known as the "Sodium nitrate War", the war arose from disputes over the control of territory that contained substantial mineral-rich deposits.... .
Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....	Libingan ng mga Bayani Libingan ng mga Bayani Cemetery of the Heroes is a national cemetery within Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, Metro Manila in the Philippines. It was established as a fitting resting place for Filipino military personnel from privates to generals, as well as heroes and martyrs.... (Cemetery of Heroes) in Manila
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, dedicated to the unknown soldiers who have given their lives for Poland. It is one of many such national Tomb of the Unknown Soldier that were erected after World War I.... , Marshall Józef Pilsudski Józef Pilsudski ]]In 1892 Pilsudski returned from exile. In 1893 he joined the Polish Socialist Party and helped organize its Lithuanian branch. Initially he sided with the Socialists' more radical wing, but despite the socialist movement's ostensible internationalism he remained a Polish nationalist.... Square in Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....	Constructed as the arcade Arcade (architecture) An arcade is a passage or walkway covered over by a succession of arches or Vault supported by columns. In a Gothic architecture cathedral the arcade is the lowest part of the wall of the nave, supporting the triforium and the clerestory.... of Saxon Palace, which was destroyed in 1944. Contains the remains of a soldier who died between 1918 and 1920.
Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Portugal) The Portugal Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located at the Monastery of Batalha, near Leiria.It holds the bodies of two soldiers of World War I — one from the battlefields of Flanders, and one from the African theatre — who were buried there on 6 April 1921.... , Monastery of Batalha
Romania Romania Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Bucharest The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a monument located in Bucharest, dedicated to the soldiers who died while fighting for Romania. It is one of many such Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.... , Carol Park Carol Park Carol Park is a public park in Bucharest, Romania, named after King Carol I of Romania. For the duration of the Communist Romania, it was called Liberty Park .... , Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the D?mbovita River....
Russia Russia Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Moscow) The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a war memorial, dedicated to the Soviet Union soldiers killed during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. It is located at the Kremlin Wall in the Alexander Garden in Moscow.... , Alexander Garden Alexander Garden File:Alexander Garden Gates.JPGAlexander Garden was one of the first public parks in Moscow. It occupies all the length of the western Kremlin wall in front of the Moscow Manege.... , Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....	Monument to the Unknown Hero Monument to the Unknown Hero The Monument to the Unknown Hero is located atop Avala in Serbia, south-east of the capital, Belgrade, and was designed by the Croatian sculptor Ivan Me?trovic.... , Mt. Avala Avala Avala is the mountain overlooking the city of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Nicknamed one of two "Belgrade mountains" , it is situated in the south-eastern corner of the city and provides a great panoramic view to Belgrade, Vojvodina and ?umadija, as the surrounding area on all sides is mostly a lowlands.... , Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. The city lies on international waterway, at the confluence of the Sava River and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkan Peninsula....
Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....	Monument to the Unknown French France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France.... Soldier, French Revolution French Revolution The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudalism for the aristocracy and Roman Catholic Church clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Age of Enlightenment principles of cit... Square in Ljubljana Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital city of Slovenia and its largest town. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants....
Syria Syria Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Damascus) The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a war memorial, dedicated to the Syrian soldiers killed during battle. It was designed by Prof. Dr. Abdo Kass-Hout and Prof.... in Damascus Damascus Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria. It is List of oldest continuously inhabited cities and its current population is estimated at about 4,000,000.... .
Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....	Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial Çanakkale Martyrs' Memorial The ?anakkale Martyrs' Memorial is a war memorial commemorating the service of about 253,000 Ottoman soldiers who participated at the Battle of Gallipoli, which took place from April 1915 to December 1915 during the World War I.... (in Turkish: Çanakkale Sehitleri Aniti)	Erected for the unknown martyrs of the Çanakkale Çanakkale ?anakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in ?anakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point.?anakkale Province, like Istanbul Province, has territory in both Europe and Asia.... Front, which was the arena for the Battle of Gallipoli Battle of Gallipoli The Gallipoli Campaign took place at Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey from 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, during the World War I. A joint British Empire and French operation was mounted to capture the Ottoman Empire capital of Constantinople , and secure a sea route to Russia.... during World War I World War I World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers.... . Opened on 20 August 1960. Another monument at the same site is for the foreign soldiers (mostly Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ANZAC army formations and units include both Australian and New Zealand troops. The term ANZAC originated as an acronym for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, an army corps of Australian and New Zealand troops who fought against the Turkey in 1915 at the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I.... [ANZAC]) lost in the same clash.
Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Dnieper Park, Kiev Kiev Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....	Monument to the Unknown Sailor, Shevchenko Park in Odessa Odessa Odessa or Odesa is the Capital of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major port located on the shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 ....
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....	Tomb of The Unknown Warrior The Unknown Warrior The United Kingdom tomb of The Unknown Warrior holds an unidentified British soldier killed on a European battlefield during World War I. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London on November 11, 1920, simultaneously with a similar operation in France, making both tombs the first honouring the unknown dead of World War I.... , Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic architecture Church , in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster.... in London London London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
United States United States The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...	Tomb of the Unknowns Tomb of the Unknowns The Tomb of the Unknowns is a monument dedicated to American servicemen who have died without their remains being identified. It is located in Arlington National Cemetery in the United States.... , Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia is a United States National Cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, The Robert E.... , Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
United States United States The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...	Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Philadelphia) The Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier is a war memorial located in Washington Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It honors the thousands of soldiers who died during the American Revolutionary War, many of whom were buried in mass graves in that park.... , Washington Square Washington Square (Philadelphia) Washington Square, originally designated in 1682 as Southeast Square, is an open-space park in Center City Philadelphia's Southeast quadrant and one of the five original planned city square laid out on the city grid by William Penn.... in Philadelphia
United States United States The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...	Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldier Unknown Confederate Soldier The Unknown Confederate Soldier is a Confederate States of America soldier of the American Civil War whose remains are tomb in Harrison County, Mississippi.... , Beauvoir Beauvoir (Biloxi, Mississippi) Beauvoir is the location of the historic post-war home and Presidential library of Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis begun in 1848 at Biloxi, Mississippi.... , Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2000 United States Census recorded the population as 50,644....
Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Carabobo Field, Carabobo Carabobo Carabobo is one of the 23 states of Venezuela, located in the north of the country, about 2 hours by car from Caracas. The capital city of this state is Valencia, Venezuela, which is also the country's main industrial center....

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