Cassino, Jan.25th, 1944. Help needed!
 

Good evening everyone,
I am asking for your help in the hope of finding information that will be useful for my research.


Is it possible to find out whether, on 25 January 1944, in the area south of Cassino (Sant’Angelo), there was a bombing or fighter-bombers raid?
Specifically, by selecting the area of interest south-east of Cassino (Italy).


I am asking because I am researching a soldier history from the 104Pz.Gren.Rgt., who was wounded by bomb fragment on 25 January and died on 26 January 1944 ‘south of Sant’Angelo-Cassino’.


I hope you can help me!
Many thanks in advance,


Marco

Re: Cassino, Jan.25th, 1944. Help needed!
 

I think you're probably asking about Allied missions but just in case friendly fire is a possibility, nine Fw 190s of SG 4 attacked the landing fleet off the beach head at 0730 GMT that day.

Re: Cassino, Jan.25th, 1944. Help needed!
 

Thanks Nick.
Anyway I forgot to write (sorry, my fault), that the soldier served in III./104, that was the only one left near Cassino, while the I./104 and II./104 were sent to Anzio landing sector, so against the Allied beach head.
Sant'Angelo is few km south east of Cassino, far from the Anzio sector.

Re: Cassino, Jan.25th, 1944. Help needed!
 

Place of death can be the lazarett (or in this case better a Truppenverbandplätze) he died in. Or he died directly in the place you gave.

Re: Cassino, Jan.25th, 1944. Help needed!
 

Hi Marco. On the 25th. there were 3-P-40 Groups operating between the beachhead and Cassino, targets were Sant' Angelo in Theodice just south of the city and Picinisco to the north. High cover by Spitfires.
They were 33FG (Cercola), 79FG (Capodichino) and 324FG (Cercola). They could carry 2 wing bombs, one on centre-line or frag. bombs.
"XII TAC operational history".
Regards
Nick


Map of area in January. ("AAF in WWII").
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF...II-map_347.jpg