Monte Cassino ?

[Heeresspringer]

Hey friends ...

Was that shot made from Cassio Town up to Cassino Abbey ?

Regards

[John Hodgin]

Hey friends ...

Was that shot made from Cassio Town up to Cassino Abbey ?

Regards

Certainly appears that this is the location, would bet on it. But Marco is the expert here, so awaiting his sage opinion.

Great photo!

Regards,
John

[Marco]

Yes...it is Montecassino in a shot take from the ruins of the city. We are approximately near the actual prison area.

[Heeresspringer]

Thanks friends...

Which units were in that area ?

[Marco]

Thanks friends...

Which units were in that area ?

90.Pz.Gr.Div. at the beginning of the battle...after the area was the FJR.3 Kingdom.

[Willi Z.]

Such devastation. What is so amazing about that entire battle is the Allies turned to rubble the areas they wanted to attack. Absurd from a military point of view, as it favored the defenders once the bombardment was finished.

[Gary Cain]

Just like the Germans in Stalingrad. Richtofens airmen did a beautiful job of demolishing the city and the Russians fortified every ruin. The allies just had WAY more explosives to play with.

Such devastation. What is so amazing about that entire battle is the Allies turned to rubble the areas they wanted to attack. Absurd from a military point of view, as it favored the defenders once the bombardment was finished.

[Marco]

The day of the bombing were about 250 FJ in the city ... and received about 1000 tons of bombs on an area of about 1 km per side. 4 tons for every soldier. The bombing killed about 100 of them.

[Gary Cain]

And then, after the bombing the allies fired 196,000 artillery shells to further soften up the defenders. That too failed. General Freyberg in overall command of the allies said it best, "no other troops in the world could take that kind of punishment and continue to fight".

[Heeresspringer]

thanks for the input ...

I have also pics from the well known stug in the town ...

regards

[John Hodgin]

Just like the Germans in Stalingrad. Richtofens airmen did a beautiful job of demolishing the city and the Russians fortified every ruin. The allies just had WAY more explosives to play with.

And Gary, some soldiers at Cassino had also fought at Stalingrad. Those soldiers agreed that the fighting at Cassino was far worse, a fact that many historians do not realize or credit.

[Gary Cain]

Indeed it was. Stalingrad is a well known battle but other than bodies the Soviets were actually very poorly equipped for the majority of the battle. They were given just enough to hold on and keep the 6th Army tied up so that Zhukov could build up his forces for the big counterattack.

And Gary, some soldiers at Cassino had also fought at Stalingrad. Those soldiers agreed that the fighting at Cassino was far worse, a fact that many historians do not realize or credit.

[Marco]

thanks for the input ...

I have also pics from the well known stug in the town ...

regards

And why you don't show us?

[Heeresspringer]

here it is ... just a quick cam shot ... I hadn´t time for scan ...

regards