• In 1921, the United States unveiled its own Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Portugal its Túmulo do Soldado Desconhecido, and Italy its Tomba del Milite Ignoto.
  • In 2009, the Presidential Decree “The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” received the status of a monument commemorating military glory of national importance.
  • The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow is a national monument to military glory located in the Alexander Garden at the foot of the west side of the Kremlin.
  • Fact 6: The steps performed in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier have a specific meaning. According to the Society of the Honor Guard
  • The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier serves as a symbolic grave for all war dead whose remains have not been found or identified.
  • One session about Public Wreath Ceremony at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier last November. (Other on experiences in ODS, OIF, OEF.)
  • In December 1966, the remains of the unknown soldiers relocated to the Kremlin Wall. In 1967 they unveiled the The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to the public.
  • These words are inscribed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: "Here rests in honored glory an American Soldier, Known but to God."
  • ...requesting a "submission for a study of the construction of a tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in front of the Old Royal Palace, suitable for this purpose".
  • Find out more about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, from the first soldier ever interred in it to the rigorous process of guarding it.