Siege of Monte Cassino: Battle for Rome | Frontlines Ep. 02 | Documentary
The Battle of Monte Cassino was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of World War II.
Furthermore the Battle of Monte Cassino was a major battle fought during World War II in the Italian Campaign. It was fought by the Allies (primarily British, American, and Polish troops) against German forces.
The battle of Monte Cassino was fought for control of the Monastery of Monte Cassino, a strategically important location in the hills south of Rome. The battle of Monte Cassino was notable for the heavy casualties suffered by both sides, with the Allies ultimately achieving victory after several costly attempts to take the monastery. The battle of Monte Cassinowas a significant step in the Allies' eventual liberation of Rome.
The battle of Monte Cassino began in January 1944, when the Allies launched an amphibious landing at Anzio, to the west of Monte Cassino. However, the German defenses proved to be too strong, and the Allies were unable to break through. The Allies then decided to launch a full-scale attack on the monastery, with the aim of capturing it and the surrounding hills. This resulted in four major battles, the first three of which were unsuccessful, and resulted in heavy casualties for the Allied forces.
The final battle of Monte Cassino was fought in May 1944, and was successful, with the Allies finally capturing the monastery. The Germans retreated to new defensive positions further north, and the Allies were able to advance towards Rome. The Battle of Monte Cassino resulted in heavy casualties on both sides, with the Allies losing around 55,000 men, and the Germans losing around 20,000 men.
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We have a beautiful song in Poland about this battle saying that the poppies growing on the slopes of Mount Cassino are red with Polish blood. When I was a child, an old man lived in my hometown, a hero from Mount Cassino, who always wore orders pinned to his jacket. I never saw him talk to anyone, maybe because I was a kid and didn't care. However, I remember one thing clearly. Every week, on Thursday evening, this man walked along the street where we lived and sang "Red poppies from Monte Cassino" in a beautiful solemn voice. When I asked my father why he was doing this, he replied that it was on a Thursday many years ago that this man went to give his life for his country so far away from him. He returned but all his friends stayed there forever. From that day on, I always waited for him at the window and listened to this beautiful song until one Thursday no one sang anymore. I still have tears in my eyes when I hear this song.
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Even though that's sad, in a way I don't understand it's kinda beautiful too
Polish troops suffered astronomically high loses in the final taking Monte Casino .
kzhead.info/sun/g8eYZrCAp2poqHk/bejne.html what’s the song?
i understand why he did it, but its also unfortunate he wasnt able to mentally move on enough from that battle to where he wasnt thinking of it that much
The blurring of wartime footage serves no significant purpose, sugarcoating the horrors of war did not make them any more palatable
Or maybe its to keep it from getting demonetized and age restricted, therefore reaching way less people. It's a trade-off between the channel being able to show these docs at all and blurring dead bodies. Personally, I don't need to see dead bodies to know war is horrible.
It's ridiculous considering all this footage was shown on the television set in the middle of a Saturday or Sunday afternoon back in the early 1970's...AI & censorship are ruining videos
Their guarding under age from seeing it too soon.
@@garydownes1594that should be the parents job
Yep I'd rather see reality
Served in the 4th infantry division and 101st Airborne Infantryman ifleman . Salute to the greatest generation.
Always amazes me that these docos made in the UK never even bother to seek out or interview NZ soldiers who fought very long and hard at Cassino! The 28th Maori Battalion took heavy casualties on the assault of the town in the 3rd battle! 5 NZ tanks actually got to the Monastery up the Cavendish Road, and surprised the defenders - but had no supporting infantry and were all destroyed by anti-tank fire! It was NZ's WW2 Passchendaele - and is rightly remembered as such here!
I totally get what you're saying. You never hear anything about the Kiwis. Maybe New Zealand should make their own videos before all these great people are gone.
I'm Polish. My grandfather lost his leg in the Monte Cassino battle. I have never met him though...
My grandfather was there with the 34th Red bulls. I have a article from when a local News paper interviewed him about his experiences Monte cassino. Along with several personal photos and a pair of binoculars he found there. The interesting thing about the binoculars is that they have the Soviet hammer and sickle on them the the year 1933.
Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job making it easier for viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Historians did a very good job presenting actual facts from fiction. Class A research project. Rough combat operations on both sides. Special thanks to the allied forces for fighting/perishing/surviving those fierce/horrible combat operations. Yet still went forward knowing certain death/debilitating wounds were often possible. That's determination to succeed. Also the veteran guest speakers sharing their combat experiences. Making this documentary more authentic and possible. Bless all the allied forces who made eventual victory over the axis powers.
Got that narrator voice and cadence that's the best ive ever heard for a military doc.
This is one of the best on Cassino that I have seen. Thank You
Two great Frontlines in a row 👍! Can't fit ep3
The "longest and bloodiest battle" was the Battle of the Atlantic !! PLEASE do NOT belittle the sacrifices of the heroic Merchant Marine !!
My Dad Rip was a ww2 merchant marine. Told me stories of German Wolfpack’s and the carnage they caused. Saw torpedoes miss his ship. Merchant Marines had a high casualty rate.
My dad's cousin was in the merchant marine. He got his ship sunk twice and was never the same after that!
My grandfather fought bere with the 2nd London Irish, of the Irish Brigade part of the 78th Battleaxe Division. The Irish were always used for the hardest fights. 💪☘️
My mothers brother once read a book about Italy.
@@johnlawler4241 your uncle then. I once read a book about Japan, still know nothing about the place.
I fell into a deep slumber an Autoplay brought me here . Good documentary tbh
Great documentary. The image at 21:35 is the Castel St. Angelo in Rome, not Monte Casino.
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I have friend’s that deployed in Afghanistan. Mountain fighting is a different sort of thing. So they say. Great place to get ambushed. Hard to dig fortified people out of the side of a mountain. Sometimes hard to know where you’re taking fire from. Having to cross a River first sounds like a nightmare. I’m sure the co was back somewhere comfy. Good video.
Huh?
When I was a 10-year old kid watching the Band of Brothers, I thought they said Guarnere's brother died in a casino. Later on, I learned this is what it meant LOL.
Intense series for a 10 year old.
The MG 42 machine gun was no joke. It could vomit out twenty two bullets per second. I pity the poor bastards you had to try conclusion with that particular weapon. Allied with 8.8 cm Flack guns and 82 mm mortars, the defensive firepower the Allies had to overcome was daunting. And that does not even include the artillery, S mines, and troops, the Germans could bring to the table.
gotta love those goldeneye n64 gun sound effects!!
Lot of Italian Americans from Philadelphia, NJ and New York were at Monte Cassino
a bear named Wojtek in a rank of corporal was fighting with Polish troops at Monte Cassino. It ended in Edinburgh zoo after the end of the war. Wojtek has several monuments in Italy England and Poland
Unfortunately the episode about "Iwo Jima" (First season) is still missing...😪
the longest Battle was the battle of the Atlantic fought from the first day of WW2 to the last day of WW2
If you want to know about the nature of monte cassino from the german side aswell with interviews from the falshirmjager who served there, then i suggest you watch 'battle of monte cassino, the soldiers story'...
Thanks for recommendation! Where can I watch it?
The USA troops of the 36th , and 34th I D.s were mauled in the initial attacks toward Monte Casino . Especially the 36th nearly cease to exist as a division after it was decimated in initially attacking Monte Casino.
A wonderful historical coverage with real description comments about whole Atrocious, brutal circumstances which faced warriors of both sides about monticasino allies assaulted & airplanes ✈️ bombarding which was unprovoked Atrocious doings committed by allies a aviation efforts...
I believe the battle of Guadalcanal lasted 6 months. From August 7, 1942 until 9 February 1943.
My Father in Law fought here . He drove a light tank for George Patton . He said they buried their tanks and you could read the news paper outside at night from the artillery flashes .
Patton was not in command for the Italian campaign. He was relieved after Sicily.
My sister took a class in ww II history.
The battle of Italy was planned to pull away Germans from France, only a small amount of men and equipment were give to that theater, the generals have stated this after the war, Normandy.
I believe The American soldiers a brave ❤️ hearts
Why need to blurred out some scenes of dead bodies...it makes the videos not that dramatic and rather pale to watch.
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest battle .
Thanks for pointing this out and saving me the trouble.
Ditto, I clicked for submarines.
I guess they meant LONGEST for "American soldiers in ITALY". CHINA "officially" started in 1937. God knows how many battles lasted over a year in China. American "historians" just mention Flying Tigers and say, "THAT COVERS IT".
@@leofischer9842 man what those tigers did is stuff of legend. So is all the flights the transport pilots took doing whats called "flying the hump" If you dont know what that is i recommend checking it out
Very reminiscent to the carnage of WW1!
Footage are all normandy battle , not Cassino or Anzio?
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its a terrible nasty event so why do they censor the casualtys. it is part of the entire story.
I am a nam vet and left country in 69. no censorship required.
Narrative is great but you left out the role of the P47s in wiping out the supply lines and bridges north of Anzio
Thanks Any other help
@@burtoncalloway4357 There is a NETFLIX documentary "Five Came Back" one of the directors was William Wyler who also directed "Mrs Miniver" about the Battle of Britain, next was "Memphis Belle" about B17s over Europe, then "Thunderbolt" about the attack on the supply lines north of Anzio. his cinematograher was killed in filming in a B25 chase plane. Wyler himself lost his hearing during one of the missions. His most famous work is "the Best Years of Our Lives" about returning veterans trying to adjust.
"Abt." or "Abteilung" doesn't necessarily mean 500 men. It (BASICALLY) means just "detachment" or (if you're willing to split hair in four) some unit that has been "DETACHED" or "SEPARATED" from it's main-core to execute a particular task. In the War the Germans used to give that designation to PLENTY of units with different task & purposes and those could range fron 50-60 men to more than a thousand. One example among many ! - the German "Schwere Panzer Abteilungen" (the famous "HEAVY ARMOURED BATTALLIONS" - both from the W-SS as well as the Wehrmacht).
Longest battle ? In what world you are?
New Guinea and the pacific islands were the toughest terrain to fight on during WW2. Italy was hard but not the worst.
Yes bloody battles with horrendous conditions.
Absolutely nowhere was as bad as the Russian steppe in winter. No place compares.
German military was told to leave Heidelberg castle or they level it
I heard that the Germans were astonished that the Allies had decided to bite off Italy from the south!!!
After 6 mo's 80000 kia allied troops ! That battle in itself accounted for almost all the casualties suffered by the Allies , mostly American , in the whole PTO !
18:08 who actually broke the agreement over there?
The longest battle was the Siege of Leningrad.
Where is allied airforce artilery and maybe close shore sea power
how do those guys go to war knowing that its 5% survival..like ur gonna die..no fear of death wow
as an Indian I fail to understand, why were we fighting for the freedom of those who restricted us from our own.
The Kazbar was the longest Battle. They Rocked the Kazbar.there's even a song about it.and Sharif didn't like it at all.jet fighters involved too.that crazy Kazbar Way.Ahhh,Sharif don't like it.rock the Kazbar, rocking the Kazbar, Sharif don't like it. Rock the Kazbar, Rocking the Kazbar. That crazy Kazbar way,Ahhhh,Sharif don't like it. Rock the Kazbar, rocking the Kazbar.
Sorry but longest battle of WWII was the battle of the Atlantic. And you call your selves historians?
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Just as , if not Evan more , deadlier than IWO JIMA !
The Germans were highly trained, well, disciplined soldiers, during World War II they were good warriors
The airforce or navy fighters must not have been there in force
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#Wojtek 🐻 🇵🇱
Stalingrad? 2 and half Million casualties?
This is where 101st Airborne, Bill Guarnere’s brother died…
Where was WOJTEK🐻??
The longest battle was the Siege of Leningrad, which lasted 870 days and ended with the destruction of the 6th German Army
The German 6th army was destroyed at Stalingrad in 43 not Leningrad in 44
Blurry images are pretty stupid considering that these images have been televised millions of time throughout the decades. This video loses all it's credibility and isn't worth watching.
Actually the longest battle of the second world war, with the greatest percentage of casualities of initil combatants killed and injured was the battle of the Atlantic. Learn your history !!!
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One of the biggest mistakes of allied powers by bombing a sleeping monastery.
My grand father faugt in this battle field 🙃
My uncle read a book on Rome.
Wasn't Stalingrad the longest battle?
When Germany attacked usa?
Censorship is the greatest evil, and it renders this video virtually useless.
There is an ad every few 12:31 12:31 12:31 minutes. It's a shame ...had to stop watching. Too bad you tube pressures you to purchase their ad-free premium.
Vietnam is a walk in the park compared to this
Worst casino ever
🤯 That's what happend if you lost in that casino...🤯🤯😱🤯
Another edited video denying the truth to be seen . I will not watch edited videos . This is insulting.
Just to be a yahoo boot licker, my dad and grandma both took that hill alone.
Siege of Leningrad longest
Why do the tactics always look so stupid? Why send those troops up that hill? Why not bomb and bomb and bomb that place to rubble? Just looks stupid not to?
I laugh when these connoisseurs of the PTO whine about the brutality of their light . Well , unfortunately for these zealots of the PTO , the ETO wasn't a sure cke walk in the park not Evan on a rainy day , let alone a sunny day. Proof is in the pudding in this tragic , bloody documentary .
Why usa is involved in all wars?
Because were the best
Allies should have used a few tallboys and blown the top of the mountain off.
Germans were more honorable in this battle.
Another ruined documentary. way to go...
My father was there with the free Poles. He told me not to hate Germans. He said he hated Nazis only.
My sister once took a class in Italy and Germany.
The Germans fought very well with very little...
That's. U. Tube being dictator's
This is what happen, if there is no experience and not knowing who and how yrs enemies r. Commanders were wreaks, no plans of attack and chaos just waste and waste
THE REAL STORY IS THEY HAD NO REAL OFFENSIVE PLAN IN PLACE AND DIDN'T THINK SHYTE THROUH, ... I PLAY ARMED FORCES GAMES AND WIN - SO I NEED TO BE ASKED TO HELP OUT HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE
Two words fighters napalm