5th Army self-propelled artillery guns firing during a night battle, Italy, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Row of self-propelled artillery guns from the 5th Army firing at night. Official caption on front: "5th Army self-propelled guns blast Germans near Pian di Setta. US Army Photo 178-11." Italy. 13 January 1945
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01/13/1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Gaggio Montano
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44.200
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10.933
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Italy
Night photographs--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy