The Battle of Monte Cassino was a crucial and controversial engagement in the Italian theater in World War II. It was an attempt by the Allies to break through the Gustav Line and take multiple key cities eventually leading to Rome. The battle had a cloud of controversy surrounding it when the Allies feared a 6th-century monastery and town were being used by the German defenders. The Allies came to the decision it was necessary to bomb the ancient monastery, but it was later found that no German troops were present in the village at the time. This bombing destroyed the town and monastery and caused multiple civilian casualties. The destroyed town was to later be used as a defensive position by the Germans as the rubble provided suitable cover from bombing and artillery.
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| - The Battle of Monte Cassino was a crucial and controversial engagement in the Italian theater in World War II. It was an attempt by the Allies to break through the Gustav Line and take multiple key cities eventually leading to Rome. The battle had a cloud of controversy surrounding it when the Allies feared a 6th-century monastery and town were being used by the German defenders. The Allies came to the decision it was necessary to bomb the ancient monastery, but it was later found that no German troops were present in the village at the time. This bombing destroyed the town and monastery and caused multiple civilian casualties. The destroyed town was to later be used as a defensive position by the Germans as the rubble provided suitable cover from bombing and artillery.
- The Battle of Monte Cassino was a battle that occurred in Italy during World War II. It left the monastery of Monte Cassino in ruins, but the site was fully repaired by 1976. According to Father Antonio, the battle concluded about a month before the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith arrived in Borosini, Italy in 1944. (COMIC: Treasure Trail)
- The Battle of Monte Cassino (also known as the Battle for Rome and the Battle for Cassino) was a costly series of four assaults by the Allies against the Winter Line in Italy held by the Germans and Italians during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The intention was a breakthrough to Rome.
- The Battle of Monte Cassino (also known as the Battle for Rome and the Battle for Cassino) was a costly series of four battles during World War II, fought by the Allies with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome.
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- 4000(xsd:integer)
- 240000(xsd:integer)
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- ~140,000 men
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Partof
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Commander
| - Albert Kesselring
- Harold Alexander
- Mark Clark
- Oliver Leese
- Heinrich von Vietinghoff
- F. v. Senger und Etterlin
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Name
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- "The Liberation Of Rome "
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Casualties
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- ~20,000 casualties
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- 1944-05-29(xsd:date)
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