Lex Anteinternet: Tuesday, February 15, 1944. Destroying Monte Cassino.

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Tuesday, February 15, 1944. Destroying Monte Cassino.

B-17 over Monte Cassino.

A large scale air raid on the 400 year old Monte Cassino involving B-17s, B-25s, and B-26s reduced the abbey to rubble, but highly defensible rubble. Not a single German defender was injured in the raid.

It was an example of the gross overestimation of the effectiveness of air power in this context, and a human tragedy as well.

The Soviets commence the first Narva Offensive.

The Japanese cruiser Agono was badly damaged north of Truk by the USS Skate. It would sink two days later.

Catalina landing at Argentina, Newfoundland, after anti-submarine patrol.

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