Allied Forces Launch Assault on Monte Cassino
The Allies are on the move, and it's about to get intense! As the war rages on, the Allies set their sights on the crucial stronghold of Monte Cassino, a fortress-monastery perched atop a rocky outcrop in central Italy. The plan is to bust through the Winter Line, a series of German defenses, and finally seize Rome, a prize that's been tantalizingly out of reach. The first of four brutal assaults is launched, marking the start of a four-month slugfest that will leave 105,000 Allied troops wounded or worse. The cost is high, but Rome beckons...
Occurred on: January 17th, 1944