Aerial view of an Italian bridge destroyed by Germans in Roccaravindola, Italy, 1944
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Photograph, aerial. View of an Italian bridge destroyed by Germans. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152406." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-12-44 / Italy! Highway bridge over the Volturno River at Roccaravindola blown up by retreating Germans to impede Allied advance. Photo was taken from an artillery observation plane at 300 feet." Roccaravindola, Italy. 12 January 1944
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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.
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Roccrazindola
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41.533
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14.117
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bridges--Italy
War damage--Italy
Rivers--Italy
Aerial views--Italy