ISA members mark the 75th Anniversary of the End of the Battle of Cassino,May 2019. Italy Star Association members Sue Hughes and Frank de Planta travelled to Monte Cassino to mark the 75th commemoration of the end of the Fourth…
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Historical Account of the Massacre at Montebuono on 13th April 1944by Janet Kinrade Dethick According to the Report dated October 3rd, 1944 of the 3044th QM Graves Registration Company1 the following American soldiers were shot by German forces on April…
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“LEST WE FORGET” The 75th anniversary of the execution of 8 US soldiers,13th April 2019, Montebuono, Rieti, Italy A Personal Account by John Murray From my house in Montebuono, Rieti Province, I can see the outline of a hill on…
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Royal British Legion Monte Cassino & Anzio Tour. Monday 14th to Sunday 20th May 2018. A few of the North of Scotland Branch Members; Chairman Mr Alex Munro Scottish Horse veteran of the Italian campaign, Secretary Ian Leslie, Member Alastair…
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Operation HUSKY Overview. As the dawn set on the North African campaign Churchill and Roosevelt met at the Casablanca Conference in January 1943. They next decided to attack Hitler’s Fortress Europe though the ‘soft underbelly’ of Italy and race northwards…
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British and Allied Liaison Missions during the Italian Campaign I am a 3rd-year PhD student at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) working with professor Philip Cooke. The work revolves around the Italo-British relationship during the Second World War with special…
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Above: Mr Stuart Hollamby and Mrs Freda Cross Above: Roy Quinton National Chairman Above: The Lord Mayor of Canterbury Mr Colin Spooner and National Vice-Chairman Robin Hollamby Above: Roy Quinton National Chairman Above: Bugler Mr Alex Miller…
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Above: Barbara Vanner and Freda Cross Above: Tom and Margaret Owen Above: Veterans Douglas Weyhaupt and John Dennett Above: National Vice-Chairman Robin Hollamby Above: Rita & Douglas Weyhaupy, John Dennett and National Treasurer Maureen Hanlan Above Maureen…
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