Historical place archive

Monte Cassino in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Monte Cassino in United States of America. 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
Mark Clark · World War, 2nd

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

15 March 1944
Siege of Monte Cassino
Mark Clark · World War, 2nd

An air attack & military bombardment destroys the town of Monte Cassino

11 May 1944
Siege of Monte Cassino
Mark Clark · World War, 2nd

In order to try & break the deadlock the area is swamped with Allied troops

Provenance

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