@@Dmartin42 As a little boy my uncle who had a well known photography studio obtained film showing the bombing of the Monte Cassino. We all sat and watched as the film started. The women began sobbing but as the bombing became intense and we all say the destruction they started waling and even the men were crying. I will never forget the tragic experience.
@@vincentmancini6279 And, if I'm not wrong, it was the allied troops or the Americans that bombed the site thinking there were Germans there, using Montecassino as a strategic spot. Civilians died who were taking refuge in the abbey.
Thank you for sharing this. It is the 60th anniversary (not 80th as in description)
1944 (bombing) to 2024 (current) = 80 years
@@Dmartin42 As a little boy my uncle who had a well known photography studio obtained film showing the bombing of the Monte Cassino. We all sat and watched as the film started. The women began sobbing but as the bombing became intense and we all say the destruction they started waling and even the men were crying. I will never forget the tragic experience.
@@vincentmancini6279 And, if I'm not wrong, it was the allied troops or the Americans that bombed the site thinking there were Germans there, using Montecassino as a strategic spot. Civilians died who were taking refuge in the abbey.