In the month following this battle, Lieutenant General Mark Clark captured nearby Rome.
A bombing run in this battle was called "a colossal blunderÂ…a piece of gross stupidity" by Cardinal Secretary of State Luigi Maglione. Following this engagement, hundreds of civilian women from nearby villages were raped in an event called the Marocchinate. Polish forces in this battle included a private named Wojtek ("voy-tek"), a Syrian brown bear, who carried ammunition, and that same unit was critical in taking a key mountaintop position in the final phase of this battle, called (*) Operation Diadem. Field Marshal Albert Kesselring declared to the Allies that his forces would not garrison a historic building during this battle. In the month following this battle, Lieutenant General Mark Clark captured nearby Rome. For 10 points, name this extended 1944 battle fought near a Benedictine monastery in central Italy.
A bombing run in this battle was called "a colossal blunderÂ…a piece of gross stupidity" by Cardinal Secretary of State Luigi Maglione.
Battle of Monte Cassino