{"id":80152,"date":"2023-02-19T04:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=80152"},"modified":"2023-02-18T11:49:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T16:49:37","slug":"the-destruction-of-monte-cassino-week-234-february-18-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/02\/19\/the-destruction-of-monte-cassino-week-234-february-18-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"The Destruction of Monte Cassino &#8211; Week 234 &#8211; February 18, 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qXJtFHwLrcg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 18 Feb 2023<\/p>\n<p>The Allies bomb the monastery atop Monte Cassino in Italy, but just to the Northwest it&#8217;s the Germans attacking them at Anzio this week. 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