70th Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino

Agnieszka Pawlus — Mon May 19, 2014 10:44 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 10:44 am

Last weekend in Italy were organised celebrations commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Monte Cassino Battle.

The Battle lasted 123 days: from 17 January to 18 May 1944. It is considered one of the most fierce (beside the fighting at Stalingrad, Kursk, D-Day and the Warsaw Uprising) during World War II.

The significant army fighting in Monte Cassino was Polish II Corps, commanded by General Władysław Anders.
The campaign had claimed the lives of 923 Poles, 2,931 were injured and 345 reported missing.

Read more about the battle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino and about yesterday's ceremony: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-harry/10839040/Prince-Harry-commemorates-sacrifice-of-Polish-soldiers-who-captured-Monte-Cassino.html

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70th Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino