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Today in World War II History—February 15, 1944

Thursday, February 15, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
Bombing of the Abbey of Monte Cassino, 15 Feb 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)

Bombing of the Abbey of Monte Cassino, 15 Feb 1944 (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—Feb. 15, 1944: Allied bombing destroys Abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy, 400 refugees killed. German troops occupy the abbey ruins that night.

In the South Pacific, New Zealanders occupy Green Islands, only 100 miles from crucial Japanese base at Rabaul.

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