Cassino Avenue

Cassino Avenue is named in honour of the Canadians and Allied troops who fought in the Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy. It is located in the Montgomery Place neighbourhood of Saskatoon, and area developed in 1946 to house returning Second World War veterans and their families. Most streets and parks in the area are named for prominent military members, famous battles, military units, and in one case, an aircraft.

Inscription

[street sign/plaque de rue]

Cassino Ave.

[plaque/plaque]

The Battle of Cassino. The town of Cassino, Italy and the nearby Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino were the scene of one of WW II’s most fierce battles. Monte Cassino overlooked the road the Allies needed to travel to reach Rome. German artillery placed around the Abbey prevented any use of the road by Allied troops. Finally, after five months of repeated attempts to dislodge the Germans, by ground assaults, air strikes, and one of the largest artillery barrages in history, a combined force of Polish and Canadian troops succeeded in taking the Abbey. Monte Cassino Abbey was reduced to rubble but has been largely rebuilt.

L’avenue Cassino a été nommée en l’honneur des soldats canadiens et alliés qui ont combattu dans le cadre de la Bataille de Monte Cassino en Italie. Elle se trouve dans le quartier Place Montgomery de Saskatoon, qui a été développé en 1946 pour accueillir les anciens combattants de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et leurs familles. La plupart des rues et des parcs de ce quartier sont nommés en l’honneur de militaires importants, de batailles célèbres, d’unités militaires et, dans un cas, d’un aéronef.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.