Summary
THE American 5th Army sought help for Cassino from the British Eighth, then making its way along the Italian east coast.
Within 48 hours, we were ready to meet the American call. I was one of the breakdown team bringing up the rear, looking for stragglers. We started late and billeted for the night in Foggia, not to the west of it as planned.See the full content of this document
Extract
Peterborough ; Dicing with Death for a Night's Sleep
Next day, at mid-morning, we found victims of a pre-dawn snowstorm that left everything sodden. It had been unusually mild overnight for February and our comrades had used tailboards for sleeping.
The news came that there ...See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
