(19 May 2014) Britain's Prince Harry attended a ceremony at the Cassino war cemetery outside Rome on Monday, marking the 70th anniversary of one of the fiercest battles of World War II.
Veterans who fought in the battle of Monte Cassino in 1944 travelled from the United Kingdom as well as other Commonwealth countries such as New Zealand and Canada for the ceremony.
About 4,000 soldiers who fought in the battle are buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Cassino.
According to some estimates, the Allies suffered 185-thousand casualties over a four-month period as they struggled to drive the Germans from Cassino's mountain, which served as a prime observation post.
The fourth battle of Monte Cassino began on May 11.
It ended when Polish troops captured the monastery on May 18.

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