Description
Cassino, Italy. 19 May 1944. The town of Cassino and the monastery on Monastery Hill have been captured by Allied troops. The final assault of the town was carried out by British troops while Polish troops took the monastery. Aerial photograph taken by an RAF Official Photographer showed the Union Jack and the Polish flag flying from the bomb-battered and shell-wrecked monastery of Montecassino.
Details
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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