World War II - Italy - Monte Cassino
The debris field of the bombed Monte Cassino. The monstery was attacked by Allied combat aircrafts on the 15th of February in 1944, although it was not included in German defence positions and there were no German soldiers around. Almost no monks were killed. The library and art treasure had been taken to the Vatikan city preventively before
Picture No
10647105
Media ID
45199182
Size
2500px x 3300px
(1.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / picture-alliance / dpa
Date
15-Feb-44
