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Battle of Monte Cassino

Battle of Monte Cassino. By: Kristey Simmons Edythe Robinson. The Allies Generals. Great Britain. France. United States of America. FRENCH generals. General Juin. General de Monsabert of the third Algerian infantry division. General Dody of the Moroccan 2nd Infantry Division.

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Battle of Monte Cassino

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  1. Battle of Monte Cassino By: Kristey Simmons Edythe Robinson

  2. The Allies Generals Great Britain France United States of America

  3. FRENCH generals

  4. General Juin

  5. General de Monsabert of the third Algerian infantry division General Dody of the Moroccan 2nd Infantry Division

  6. USA generals

  7. General Keyes General Ryder of the U.S. 34th Infantry Division

  8. General Walker

  9. General Clark

  10. BRITISH generals

  11. General McCreery General Templer of the56th Division

  12. General Leese

  13. General Keightly

  14. NAZI- Germany's Generals

  15. Albrecht von Kesselring Was a Generalfeldmarschall during World War II. One of the most respected and skillful generals of Nazi Germany, he was nicknamed "Smiling Albert" or "Smiling Kesselring".

  16. Heinrich Goffried von Vietinghoff gennant Scheel Was a General of the German Wehrmacht during World War II Frido von Senger und Etterlin

  17. Where did it occur? • Monte Cassino, Italy • Fought by the Allies with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome.

  18. Who won?

  19. The Allies

  20. What was at stake? • The city of Rome and the city of Cassino. • In the beginning the Germans were holding the Rapido, Liri, and Garigliano valleys and surrounding peaks. But they didn’t have the historic abbey of Monte Cassino. On February 15, the abbey was destroyed by American bombers and after German poured into the ruins to defend it. From January 17- May 18 the abbey was assaulted 4 more times by allied troops for a loss of 54,000 allied and 20,000 German soldiers.

  21. Timeline

  22. Podcast

  23. WEAPONS

  24. Maps

  25. First Plan

  26. Second Plan

  27. Plan for 3rd attack

  28. Fourth Plan of Attack

  29. Bibliography of Cites • http://www.battleofmontecassino.com/Monte3.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_monte_cassino

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