CASSINO AND THE LAND OF ST BENEDICT Photo by Kelle Terre An ancient feudal state developed between the seventh and nineteenth century under the influence of the Abbey of Montecassino. We are talking about the Land of St Benedict, extending from the Cassino inland to the Tyrrhenian Sea, crossed by Read more…
Esperia and The Monti Aurunci Park Photo by Kelle Terre The Monti Aurunci Park is the most southern Park of the protected natural areas of Lazio region. Extending for 19.374 km, it embraces 10 cities in two different provinces: Ausonia, Esperia, Pico, Pontecorvo (province of Frosinone) and Campodimele, Formia, Fondi, Read more…
The Liri Valley Photo by Damiano Parravano The term Valle del Liri is commonly used to indicate a large area of southern Lazio whose municipalities share the fact of being crossed or bordered by the river Liri. The territory formerly inhabited by the Volsci, was conquered by the Romans in Read more…
The Mainarde Photo by Damiano Parravano The Mainarde mountain range is a very rocky natural barrier that extends to the border between Lazio and Molise. An almost unique area for its natural features, the wild environment and the enchanting scenery where it seems not to see traces of man’s passage. Read more…
Mignano Monte Lungo Photo by Damiano Parravano Mignano Monte Lungo is a town of about 3,310 inhabitants in the province of Caserta on the border with Lazio. A village of very ancient origins, it is the destination of a memory tourism motivated above all by the interest in the events Read more…
Photo: Civilians near the town of Acquafondata (FR) Historical iconography by Associazione Linea Gustav. Source: National Archives Washington D.C. THE WAR OF THE ITALIANS: THE CIVILIANS 19 July 1943. The enthusiastic reactions to Italy’s entry into the war are immediately dampened, and the population of the Cassinate is in for Read more…
Photo: American barons during the battle of the Gari river, they carry the wounded to the rear. January 1944. Historical iconography by Associazione Linea Gustav. Source: National Archives Washington D.C. THE AMERICANS: THE DISASTROUS DEFEAT ON THE GARI RIVER AND THE BOMBING OF THE ABBEY OF MONTE CASSINO On January Read more…
THE GERMANS AND THE GUSTAV LINE With the beginning of the Italian campaign in July 1943 and after the amphibious landings in Salerno and Bari in the September of the same year, the Allied Powers start their slow and tortuous advance through the peninsula. Generals are optimistic about capturing Rome Read more…
THE FRENCH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE AND THE BREAKTHROUGH OF THE GUSTAV LINE The French Expeditionary Corps led by General Alphonse Juin, mainly made up of troops from French protectorates and colonies, has played a significant role in the allied military operations since their beginning: along the Bernhardt Line in June 1943 Read more…
THE POLES AND THE LIBERATION OF MONTECASSINO The war in Italy has been raging on for months. The Allies, stuck along the Gustav Line, has experimented the efficiency of the Wehrmacht and suffered numerous losses. The few and insufficient results achieved don’t lead to unhinging the front, and the Germans Read more…