Shelling Of Monte Cassino (1940)

Unissued / unused material - dates and location unclear or unknown. Cassino monastery, used by Germans as observation post, is bombed by the allies. Italy. Long shots of bombs and shells exploding on Monte Cassino. Some closer shots show the monastery. We see the destruction of the building. CU of note / leaflet in Italian and English warning people to leave the area before the bombardment. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé