The cemetery was created on initiative of the commander of the Polish 2nd Corps Major-General W. Anders. It was constructed from 1 July 1946 to 15 December 1946 by soldiers of 10th Sapper Battalion of the Polish 2nd Corps with the help of Italian stone-cutters and designed by Z. Majewski, second lieutenant, engineer and architect. On 12 October 1946 the cemetery was consecrated by clergymen of all religions led by Józef Gawlina, Field Bishop of the Polish Armed Forces in the presence of Major-General W. Anders.
At present the cemetery is managed by the Italian General Commissariat for the Memory of Killed in War (Commissariato Generale per le Onoranze ai Caduti in Guerra).
More info (avalilable in Italian and English):
http://memoriadibologna.comune.bologna.it/cimitero-di-guerra-polacco-1851-luogo