THE BATTLE FOR MONTE CASSINO

17 JANUARY— 18 MAY 1944 11 JANUARY 1944 Former Italian Fascist foreign minister Count Ciano is shot for treason by Mussolini’s new regime in northern Italy. 14 JANUARY 1944 Allied bombers attack Bulgarian capital Sofia from Mediterranean bases. 17 FEBRUARY 1944 US marines land on Eniwetok and Engei atolls in the Marshall Islands, securing both within six days. 6 MARCH 1944 Major American bombing raid on Berlin with 700 planes from 8th Air Force, resulting in losses of 69 aircraft. 2 APRIL 1944 Soviet forces begin the invasion of Romania, Germany’s Axis ally. 17 APRIL 1944 Japanese army in China launches Operation “Ichi-Go” in Henan province, the start of seven months of fighting. The key to breaking the German grip on southcentral Italy was the heavily defended area around Cassino…

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