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The destruction of the monastery at Monte Cassino, February 1944. Believing the Germans were using the monastery as an outpost, the Allies bombarded the building from land and air. This clip from a British newsreel shows the monastery's destruction. Learn more about the Battle of Monte Cassino and the decision to bombard the monastery here: https://bit.ly/3PyWw7E © IWM S15 42 | Imperial War Museum London