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10. Battle of Monte Cassino, 17 January–18 May 1944: 185,000 casualtiesWaged between the Allies and the joint German and Italian troops in the
early part of 1944, the Battle of Monte Cassino was one of the hardest
fought battles of the Second World War. The main objective for the
Allied forces fighting their way up from Southern Italy was to break
through the Germans’ Gustav Line — a series of military fortifications
running across Italy — and gain control of Rome. Named after the
1,400-year-old monastery of Monte Cassino that stood at the center of
the German defensive line (and which was controversially destroyed by
American bombers during the battle), the fighting was made up of four
smaller battles that took place in January, February, March and May,
respectively. The eventual capture of Rome came at a high price, with at
least 125,000 casualties on all sides — and as many as 185,000 by some
estimates.
9. Battle of the Bulge, 16 December 1944–25 January 1945: 186,369 c…
9. Battle of the Bulge, 16 December 1944–25 January 1945: 186,369 c…
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