Bombed out Abbey of Monte Cassino, Italy

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Piles of rubble surrounding the bombed out Abbey of Monte Cassino. Official caption on front: "The ruined Abbey of Monte Cassino after German surrender. US AAF Photo 232-6." Italy. No date

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1944
1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Cassino
Latitude: 
41.500
Longitude: 
13.817
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Abbeys--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Italy
Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy