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Green Devils: Defence of Montecassino

During the Second battle of Monte Cassino (Operation Avenger), the 1st Fallschirmjägers division, survivors of previous bombardments must hold their ground at all cost.
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On February 11, Allied offensives on the sorroundings of Monte Cassino were called off, due to heavy casualties 4,200 Americans and 2,500 French. In result of those offensives, the allies had taken mount Belvedere and crossed the Rapido river,but didn't managed to advance further, neither to reach Cassino, neighter the abbey or Liri's valley.

It is at this time that the Germans, proud of their 15th Pzgr. Div., that previously held Cassino, during the 1st phase of the battle, decided to relieve them with another unit that much was expected from: The 1st Fallschirmjäger Div.

The Allies decided to withdraw the 34th and 36th divisions and the Texas National Guard, which were in a rather precarious situation, and replace them with fresh Commonwealth units, the 4th Indian Division and the 2nd New Zealand Division.

Meanwhile in Cassino on February 13-14. Veteran German paratroopers have been deployed in the town and in the nearby slopes but had explicit orders not to occupy the monastery to avoid being military targets. The Allies, suspicious, decided to bomb Monte Cassino on the 15th, launching 600 tons of explosive. Only monks, civilians, refugees and wounded, were in the place. Many of them died in the bombardment.

On the 15th, after the attack, General Von Senger, tasked with the defence of the Gustav Line, finally gave the paratroopers permission to occupy the ruins and make it a second defensive strongpoint behind the town.

Now it was the turn of the British and Commonwealth troops to demonstrate if they were more capable than their American allies and would finally get through the Gustav Line.


*Credits to Algotsvante since i'm using his map, this is his original work: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1234771053

*Altought it's not required, i recomend you use Guns for RobZ Realism Mod, if you enjoy watching HD weapons as much as i do. https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1325591281

I also recomend you play this mission on Normal or Harder, with fog of war activated (or don't, i don't usually play with it)
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