WW2 MONTE CASSINO

The beautifully rebuilt Abbey shows few signs of the four month long battle that took place here. The Abbey  looks out over the Liri Valley – the main route to Rome. We visit the Abbey before paying our respects at the Polish and Commonwealth cemeteries. The Allies suffered around 55,000 casualties in the Battle of Monte Cassino.

South Africans Monte Cassino IWM
South Africans Monte Cassino (IWM)
Amazon Bridge (Terence Cuneo)
Amazon Bridge (Terence Cuneo)
Polish Troops Monte Cassino
Polish Troops Monte Cassino
Monte Cassino 1944
Monte Cassino 1944
Inside the Abbey of Monte Cassino
Inside the Abbey of Monte Cassino
Commonwealth Cemetery Monte Cassino
Cassino Commonwealth Cemetery
Polish Cemetery Monte Cassino
Polish Cemetery Monte Cassino
Castle Hill, Monte Cassino
Castle Hill, Monte Cassino

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