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Final Assault on Monte Cassino

11th May 1944: After months of bloody battles the deadlock on the Gustav Line is broken by a massive Allied attack

May 11, 2024
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The shell-shattered road to Cassino, showing Monastery Ridge and Castle Hill in the background

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