Allied troops march past destroyed German vehicles, Le Colombier, Alpes-Maritimes, France, 1944
Description:
Photograph. Allied troops march past destroyed German vehicles. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2601." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo -1 Sept. 1944-France (#2601). Direct hit. German half track and 105MM Howitzer which it pulled, lies smashed by a direct hit from anti-tank gun firing from 3,000 yards during the Seventh Army sweep near Le Coulunvier, Southern France. On left in gully is dead driver of vehicle. Sig. Corps radio telephoto from Italy-#." Likely Le Colombier, Alpes-Maritimes, France. 1 September 1944
From the service of Brigadier General Terence John Tully, a West Point graduate, Signal Officer during the African landings, Chief Signal Officer, Allied Force Headquarters Africa/Italy for all Mediterranean operations. Tully served with the Signal Corps in Italy and North Africa documenting the 5th Army specifically. Later he was Commander of Camp Crowder, Missouri.