Battered corpses of Benito Mussolini and Claretta Petacci, Milan, 1945
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Battered corpses of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and Claretta Petacci lying on the ground. Official caption on front: "Benito Mussolini and Claretta Petacci lie in battered death in Milan public square, 4-28-45. US Army Photo 178-19." Milan, Italy. 28 April 1945
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04/28/1945
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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:
Milano
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45.467
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9.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Fascists--Italy
Prime ministers--Italian--Italy
Women--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Italian--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy