Historical place archive

Monte Cassino in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Monte Cassino in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records1 event labels1 people1944–1944

Historical events in Monte Cassino

1944

1944
Siege of Monte Cassino
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin · World War, 2nd

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

17 May 1944
Siege of Monte Cassino
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin · World War, 2nd

The Germans begin their withdrawal from the Gustav Line. The French achieve a breakthrough in the Aurunci Mountains

18 May 1944
Siege of Monte Cassino
Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin · World War, 2nd

Polish troops capture the monastery of Monte Cassino

Provenance

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