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| Picture No | 10218081 |
| Date | 1944 |
| Description | British Soldiers near Monte Cassino 1944 |
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A group of British soldiers dug in to a position near Monte Cassino, Italy, in 1944. Between January and May 1944 the Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino and the nearby town were completely destroyed as the Allied Fifth Army attempted to push the occupying Nazi troops out of their strong defensive position, in the monastery.
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| Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 1 April 1944, page 377 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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