Today's Itinerary and Activities
Day 11: May 16
Today we consider the 4th Battle for Cassino, May 1944, focusing on 1st Canadian Corps and the Hitler Line. In the afternoon we stopped at the Melfa River, and visited Private Theodore Whalen at the Cassino Commonwealth War Cemetery. Our seminar questions for today are: How does the Battle for the Liri Valley compare to other significant events in Canadian history? and What should Allied humanitarian aid and reconstruction priorities be in the Cassino- Liri Valley areas after the front moves on?
Today we consider the 4th Battle for Cassino, May 1944, focusing on 1st Canadian Corps and the Hitler Line. In the afternoon we stopped at the Melfa River, and visited Private Theodore Whalen at the Cassino Commonwealth War Cemetery. Our seminar questions for today are: How does the Battle for the Liri Valley compare to other significant events in Canadian history? and What should Allied humanitarian aid and reconstruction priorities be in the Cassino- Liri Valley areas after the front moves on?