Battle of Monte Cassino
By:
Kristey Simmons
Edythe Robinson
Great Britain
France
United
States of
America
General Juin
General de Monsabert of the
third Algerian infantry division
General Dody of the
Moroccan 2nd Infantry
Division
General Keyes
General
Ryder of the
U.S. 34th
Infantry
Division
General Walker
General Clark
General McCreery
General
Templer of
the56th
Division
General Leese
General Keightly
Albrecht von Kesselring
Was a
Generalfeldmarschall
during World War II.
One of the most
respected and skillful
generals of Nazi
Germany, he was
nicknamed "Smiling
Albert" or "Smiling
Kesselring".
Heinrich Goffried von
Vietinghoff gennant Scheel
Was a General of the German Wehrmacht
during World War II
Frido von Senger und
Etterlin
Where did it occur?
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Monte Cassino, Italy
Fought by the Allies with the intention of
breaking through the Winter Line and
seizing Rome.
What was at stake?
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The city of Rome and the city of Cassino.
In the beginning the Germans were
holding the Rapido, Liri, and Garigliano
valleys and surrounding peaks. But they
didn’t have the historic abbey of Monte
Cassino. On February 15, the abbey was
destroyed by American bombers and
after German poured into the ruins to
defend it. From January 17- May 18 the
abbey was assaulted 4 more times by
allied troops for a loss of 54,000 allied
and 20,000 German soldiers.
Bibliography of Cites
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http://www.battleofmontecassino.com/M
onte3.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_m
onte_cassino