tomb of the unknown soldier
type of war memorial that commemorates unknown soldiers killed in combat
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Italy, under the statue of goddess Roma, at Altare della Patria, Rome.
A Tomb of the Unknown Soldier or Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a monument dedicated to the services of an unknown soldier and the common memories of all soldiers killed in war. Such tombs are located in many nations and are usually high-profile national monuments. Throughout history, many soldiers have died in war with their remains being unidentified. Following World War I, a movement arose to commemorate these soldiers with a single tomb, containing the body of one such unidentified soldier.