World War Two

Season 6, Episode 20

Episode Title: Week 247 - The Fall of Monte Cassino - WW2 - May 20, 1944

Air Date: 2023-05-20

Overview:

In Italy, the Allies finally overcome Monte Cassino and break through the Gustav Line; in Burma Merrill's Marauders surprise the Japanese and take Myitkyina Airfield; in China, it's the Japanese who are playing offense, as Operation Ichi Go and the siege of Luoyang continue. That's the field action, but there's big planning behind the scenes for major June offensives going on by both the Western Allies and the Soviets.