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| Gregorio Diamare and the ecclesiastical authorities of Monte Cassino abbey giving German Luftwaffe troops the permission to remove artwork for transfer to Germany, 4 Jan 1944, photo 1 of 2 | Gregorio Diamare and the ecclesiastical authorities of Monte Cassino abbey giving German Luftwaffe troops the permission to remove artwork for transfer to Germany, 4 Jan 1944, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Ruins of Cassino, Italy, Feb 1944 | B-17F Fortress flying over Monte Cassino as smoke rises from the abbey, Feb 15, 1944. |
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| Brigadier General Boleslaw Duch, Lieutenant General Oliver Leese, and General Wladyslaw Anders, near Cassino, Italy, 17 Feb 1944 | German paratrooper in the ruins of Monte Cassino monastery, Italy, Mar 1944 |
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| Monte Cassino monastery in ruins, Italy, Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2 | Monte Cassino monastery in ruins, Italy, Feb 1944, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Monte Cassino monastery in ruins, Italy, Mar 1944 | Monte Cassino monastery in ruins, Italy, 1944 |
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| Polish troops carrying ammunition to the front lines, near Cassino, Italy, May 1944 | Troops of Polish 2nd Corps fighting near Cassino, Italy, May 1944 |
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| Polish bugler Master Corporal Emil Czech playing the Hejnał mariacki, announcing the victory at Monte Cassino, Italy, 18 May 1944 | Polish soldiers inside the ruins of the Monte Cassino monastery, Italy, 18 May 1944 |
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| Polish troops fighting near Cassino, Italy, 18 May 1944 | Oliver Leese and other British officers at Cassino, Italy, May-Jun 1944 |
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