Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin17 May 1944
The Germans begin their withdrawal from the Gustav Line. The French achieve a breakthrough in the Aurunci Mountains
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The Germans begin their withdrawal from the Gustav Line. The French achieve a breakthrough in the Aurunci Mountains
Polish troops capture the monastery of Monte Cassino
Defends Monte Cassino on the west of the Gustav Line which guards the route to Rome
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