American artillery shell bursting on German position in Italy in December 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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289.Photograph. '5 Dec 44. 5/MM-44-31011. Fifth Army, Italy. Excellent marksmanship is shown as 1st Armored Division, artillery shell a very important German stronghold on Monterumici on the route toward the Bologna plains. American infantrymen are only a few hundred yards below these 'smoke' bursts which are telling the enemy he had better move out. Photo by Schmidt. 3131 Signal Service Co.' Italy. 5 December 1944
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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Artillery (Weaponry)--American--Italy