The Abbey of Monte Cassino was bombed by Allied forces in Italy on February 15, 1944. The bombing was part of the Battle of Monte Cassino, a series of four assaults by the Allies against the Winter Line in Italy held by Axis forces. The Allies believed the abbey was being used by German troops as a strategic stronghold, though it was later determined that the Germans were not occupying the abbey at the time of the bombing. After the bombing, German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) occupied the rui

Monte Cassino was one of the most brutal battles of World War II. mud, rubble, smoke, and fog swallowing entire units whole. During one night patrol, a small group of Allied soldiers found themselves trapped in a dense, suffocating fog near enemy lines. They couldn’t see more than a few inches ahead, and every sound felt like an ambush waiting to happen. Then they heard footsteps. Weapons raised, hearts pounding, they prepared for the attack. But the man who walked out of the white mist wasn’t G