A German and Italian Remembrance Ceremony, featuring remarks from current German and Italian military representatives and the placing of commemorative wreaths is this week.

It's at Fort Riley Post Cemetery, 193 Huebner Road this Thursday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m. A delegation of German and Italian military members from Fort Leavenworth will be in attendance.

This annual remembrance ceremony honors the 62 German and 11 Italian prisoners of war from World War II who are buried at Fort Riley. In 1943, the War Department established Fort Riley as one of 600 locations across the United States selected to house prisoners of war. Approximately 4,500 POWs were held at Fort Riley during World War II.

FORT RILEY, KAN. -&nbsp;A German and Italian Remembrance Ceremony, featuring remarks from current German and Italian military representatives and the placing of commemorative wreaths is this week.It's at Fort Riley Post Cemetery, 193 Huebner Road this Thursday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m. A delegation of German and Italian military members from Fort Leavenworth will be in attendance.This annual remembrance ceremony honors the 62 German and 11 Italian prisoners of war from World War II who are buried at Fort Riley. In 1943, the War Department established Fort Riley as one of 600 locations across the United States selected to house prisoners of war. Approximately 4,500 POWs were held at Fort Riley during World War II.

Fort Riley hosts German and Italian Remembrance Ceremony