Before D-Day there was Monte Cassino
August 20th & 21st, 2005
A Wayne Dollack Event
Challenge Park Xtreme and Wayne Dollack 24 Hour Role-Playing Scenario Games, Inc. present:
Monte Cassino
Before D-Day there was Monte Cassino
Hitler had declared that the Allied drive toward Rome must be stopped at all costs, and in the winter of 1943-44 the German commander, Albert Kesselring chose the fortress-like monastery of Monte Cassino as the centerpiece of the Gustav Line. The strongest point was a 1700 foot high promontory crowned by a vast sixth-century monastery whose walls were 20 feet thick at the base. This being the only readily negotiable route to Rome, invaders would have to pass within range of the German guns that crowned Cassino.
In early 1944, Allied forces launched an offensive campaign against the Gustav Line. Although Allied and Axis leaders had agreed not to wantonly destroy historical monuments, some Allied commanders suspected that the Germans had seized and fortified the abbey, thereby making it a valid target. In actual fact, the monastery was off-limits to German soldiers.
On February 15, the Allies dropped almost 600 tons of bombs during a daylight raid. By February 17th, battle-tested German soldiers from the elite 1st Paratroop Division, the Green Devils, had entrenched themselves amidst the rubble of the courtyards and destroyed buildings, forming an excellent defensive position.
Built in 529 by Saint Benedict of Nursia, the monastary was the birthplace of the Benedictine order. The destruction of the sixth-century monastery is a powerful symbol of the toll war takes on history and culture. Monte Cassino was one of the most sacred sites in Christendom and the home to valuable religious artifacts, and many irreplaceable treasures. In massive Allied bombings, the site and its countless artifacts were reduced to rubble.
With hair-raising FX sights and sounds simulating actual battle conditions, this will surely be an epic event. Awards for tanks and prizes for the best uniform costumes. Up to $5000 in Prize-Giveaway.
When: August 20 and 21, 2005
Where: Callenge Park Xtreme, Joliet, IL
For more information contact Challenge Park Xtreme, 815-726-2800 or Wayne Dollack 352-401-1801, email [email protected] or visit our website www.waynes-world.com
August 20th & 21st, 2005
A Wayne Dollack Event
Challenge Park Xtreme and Wayne Dollack 24 Hour Role-Playing Scenario Games, Inc. present:
Monte Cassino
Before D-Day there was Monte Cassino
Hitler had declared that the Allied drive toward Rome must be stopped at all costs, and in the winter of 1943-44 the German commander, Albert Kesselring chose the fortress-like monastery of Monte Cassino as the centerpiece of the Gustav Line. The strongest point was a 1700 foot high promontory crowned by a vast sixth-century monastery whose walls were 20 feet thick at the base. This being the only readily negotiable route to Rome, invaders would have to pass within range of the German guns that crowned Cassino.
In early 1944, Allied forces launched an offensive campaign against the Gustav Line. Although Allied and Axis leaders had agreed not to wantonly destroy historical monuments, some Allied commanders suspected that the Germans had seized and fortified the abbey, thereby making it a valid target. In actual fact, the monastery was off-limits to German soldiers.
On February 15, the Allies dropped almost 600 tons of bombs during a daylight raid. By February 17th, battle-tested German soldiers from the elite 1st Paratroop Division, the Green Devils, had entrenched themselves amidst the rubble of the courtyards and destroyed buildings, forming an excellent defensive position.
Built in 529 by Saint Benedict of Nursia, the monastary was the birthplace of the Benedictine order. The destruction of the sixth-century monastery is a powerful symbol of the toll war takes on history and culture. Monte Cassino was one of the most sacred sites in Christendom and the home to valuable religious artifacts, and many irreplaceable treasures. In massive Allied bombings, the site and its countless artifacts were reduced to rubble.
With hair-raising FX sights and sounds simulating actual battle conditions, this will surely be an epic event. Awards for tanks and prizes for the best uniform costumes. Up to $5000 in Prize-Giveaway.
When: August 20 and 21, 2005
Where: Callenge Park Xtreme, Joliet, IL
For more information contact Challenge Park Xtreme, 815-726-2800 or Wayne Dollack 352-401-1801, email [email protected] or visit our website www.waynes-world.com
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