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Show Monastery-Fortress Bombed by Allies; Nazis Talk Left: Benedictine abbey on Mount Cassino which was bombed by U. S. Flying Fortresses. This monastery. I which was founded in 529 A. D., had been used as a fortress by enemy troops which were firing down oa our men, according to Allied explanations of the bombing. Leaflets were showered on the monastery a day before the bombardment warning the monks and any Italian refugees there to leave. President Roosevelt said that the bombing and shelling of the ancient abbey was Justified. Right: German prisoners taken In fighting fight-ing on the Rapido river in Italy answer questions asked by United States intelligence officer. - 0 |