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Show Monastery-Fortress Bombed by Allies; Nazis Talk! ! J I " ' 3 - " - - - t '!"? it - J r 1 " " t ,-. - ! Left: Benedictine abbey on Mount Cassino which was bombed by U. S. Flying Fortresses. This monastery which was founded in 529 A. D., had been used as a fortress by enemy troops which were firing down 01 our men, according to Allied explanations of the bombing. Leaflets were showered on the monastery a daj before the bombardment warning the monks and any Italian refugees there to leave. President Roosevelt saic that the bombing and shelling of the ancient abbey was justified. Right: German prisoners taken in fight ing on the Rapido river in Italy answer questions asked by United States intelligence officer. |