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Siege of Monte Cassino

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1944Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1944

Oliver Leese17 January 1944

River Gariglian · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The British X Corps establish bridgeheads across the River Garigliano

Oliver Lease1944

Monte Cassino · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Approaches Monte Cassino on the west of the Gustav Line which guards the route to Rome

Names involved

Oliver LeaseOliver Leese

Provenance

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