Museo Historiale di Cassino

The Museo Historiale di Cassino (Cassino Historical Museum) presents the Second World War-era history of Cassino. The city is particularly significant for the long and bloody Battle of Monte Cassino (January 1944 to May 1944), in which approximately 55 000 Allied soldiers lost their lives (against 20 000 German casualties) to achieve a breakthrough in the advance towards Rome.

The museum presents the history of this battle and the accompanying destruction of the city by artillery and aerial bombardment alongside other aspects of wartime life in Cassino, which was awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valour following the war.