Picture No | 10218076 |
Date | 1944 |
Description | The Benedictine Monastery at Monte Cassino, prior to 1944 |
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The hill-top Benedictine Monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy, prior to its destruction in the Second World War. Between January and May 1944 the monastery was completely destroyed as the Allied army attempted to push the occupying Nazi troops out of this strong defensive position.
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Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 19 February 1944, page 203 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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