LIBRARY OF MONTECASSINO
Gianni Blasi leads us through the famous library of Montecassino. Here we meet Antonio Venuti who explains the decisive role of the Germans in preserving the library from the bombing. Don Giovanni, a monk of the Abbey who also shows us the immense volume of literary works present in the library, joined us. This place once hosted Napoleon’s troops who tried to burn books to warm themselves during the winter.
GERMAN CEMETERY
The German Cemetery is located in the small town of Caira, just a few kilometers north of Cassino. Gianni Blasi meticulously takes note the details of the semiology of the cemetery’s architectural structure, comparing it to Dante’s Inferno. This cemetery houses the graves of 20,057 Germans killed in the war, most of them in the Battle of Montecassino.
PIANA DELLE ORME HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Gianni Blasi guides us through the Piana delle Orme Historical Museum, an outdoor museum in the province of Latina, Italy that shows military cars, miniatures and representations of the Second World War. For more information on this extraordinary museum visit our website: https://pianadelleorme.com/pages
Piana delle Orme Historical Museum Part 1
Piana delle Orme Historical Museum Part 2
Piana delle Orme Historical Museum Part 3
Piana delle Orme Historical Museum Part 4
Piana delle Orme Historical Museum Part 5
Piana delle Orme Historical Museum – Cassino
HISTORICUS MUSEUM
Angelo Andreoli and his family have created a museum dedicated to the first special forces, with material gathered directly from the battlefield. All the historical finds have been recovered in the area of Mignano Monte Lungo and in the surrounding areas. In these videos Gianni Blasi takes us to the museum and identifies the key objects used by soldiers in combat. For more information on the museum, visit their website: https://www.memoranea.it
Historicus Museum Part 1
Historicus Museum Part 2
Historicus Museum Part 3
RIVER SACK
Near the Sacco River, Gianni Blasi tells us about the horrors experienced by the women of the area in the hands of the French colonials. It was this river that inspired Alberto Moravia when he wrote his novel La Ciociara, a novel which turned into an Oscar-winning film, starring Sofia Loren.
QUICK RIVER
Gianni Blasi explains the difficulties encountered by Canadian troops in crossing the Quick river.
THE KINGSMILL BRIDGE
A monument was erected on the Quick river in honor of the courage shown by Canadian troops in liberating this area.
THE CROSSROAD OF TORRICE
Lawyer and historian Alessandro Campagna tells us about the clash between the Canadians and the Germans at the crossroads of Torrice. In all that chaos, the Canadian troops saved and adopted albeit for a brief period, an Italian child who had recently lost his family. The Canadian soldiers were his caregivers until they found him a welcoming family.
Crossroads of Torrice Part 1
Crossroads of Torrice Part 2
FROSINONE
From Torrice, Alessandro Campagna takes us to the city of Frosinone, where another monument was erected in honour of Canadian soldiers.
THE COLLECTION OF ROBERTO MOLLE
Molle, a lawyer and historian, talks about various finds belonging to his private collection now screened at the Edra Palace Hotel in Cassino.
CEPRANO
In Ceprano we meet the author Mauro Lottici who shows us the areas occupied by Canadian troops to liberate the country and the surrounding areas.
Ceprano Part 1
Ceprano Part 2
Ceprano Part 3
Ceprano Part 4
Ceprano Part 5
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