128655 Accession Number: 128655

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ITALY, 1944-03-15. BATTLE FOR CASSINO AND MONASTERY HILL. FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUED IN CASSINO WHERE NEW ZEALANDERS WERE STEADILY REDUCING ENEMY STRONGPOINTS, WHILE TROOPS ON MONASTERY HILL HUNG DOGGEDLY ON TO THEIR NEWLY GAINED VANTAGE POINTS.

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Accession Number
128655
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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