MY friends: Yesterday, on June 4, 1944, Rome fell to American and Allied troops. The first of the Axis capitals is now in our hands. One up and one to go!..
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World War II - Italian Front, 1944: The Allies northward advance up the Italian peninsula to Rome was still blocked by Kesselring s Gustav Line, which was hinged on Monte Cassino.
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