Historical place archive

Cassino in History

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

2 records2 event labels1 people1944–1944

Historical events in Cassino

1944

11 May 1944
Invasion of Italy
Harold Alexander · World War, 2nd

Commands an invasion of Italy to divert the Axis powers from the D-Day landings

18 May 1944
Capture of Cassino
Harold Alexander · World War, 2nd

Leads an Allied force which captures Cassino

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Cassino. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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