The Lost Evidence: Monte Cassino (2/5)

In September 1943, a three hundred thousand strong Allied army invaded Italy; they aimed to undermine Hitler's control of what Winston Churchill called the "underbelly of Europe." Although Mussolini's fascist government surrendered on 8 September 1943, Germanys much feared paratroops, the Fallschirmjager, remained to defend the country. At Monte Cassino, an industrial town sixty miles south of Rome, the forces of General Harold Alexander faced the frantic defenders of Hitler's Reich in a series of bloody and controversial battles.

In this groundbreaking documentary, we examine photographs taken by the reconnaissance aircraft that flew high above the carnage capturing the vicissitudes of the battle. British and German aerial photographs taken at the time have been layered over a three dimensional contour map in order to create a CGI model of the battles for Monte Cassino.

For the first time, these original high-resolution images allow the viewer to track the battle, step by step, from the air. Using cutting edge technology, unique archive film, re-enactments and extraordinary interviews with the men who were there, this documentary provides a unique and refreshing insight into the complex killing grounds of Monte Cassino.

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[shambruno1]

this is the biggest infantry battle of the ww2 and the polish soldiers won the battle for the king and country

[karatekaization]

the indian soldiers fighting in ww2 were more than 2.5 million!

[klimtidlo]

@darthioan Exactly...

[darthioan]

That's a load of batshit. There have not been any German troops inside the abbey.

[24michiganironbrigad]

Yes, A lot of people did not know that the Indians fought outside of the Asian Theater of war. The Indians also fought in North Africa and the Mediterranean, but not in Northern Europe.

[TheIcelandicPatriot]

@24michiganironbrigad Well i knew there where Indians fighting for Britain but i had no idea they fought in Europe, i tought they only fought in Asia terretory.

[24michiganironbrigad]

@TheIcelandicPatriot Yes, The British Empire included India, so many Indians fought for the British.

[TheIcelandicPatriot]

Indian divition?