Battle
Battle of Monte Cassino
17 Jan 1944 – 18 May 1944 · Monte Cassino, Italy
Four major Allied assaults against the Gustav Line around Monte Cassino. The abbey was destroyed by Allied bombing on 15 February 1944. During the final offensive (Operation Diadem), the Polish II Corps captured the monastery ruins on 18 May while French colonial troops broke through in the Aurunci Mountains, opening the road to Rome.
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