Body of a deceased German soldier lies face down, Castellonorato, Italy, 1944

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Photograph. Body of a deceased German soldier lies face down. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5204." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo-5-16-44-Radioed 5-19-44-Italy. Crumpled German was killed at his mortar [Granatenwerfer 34 81mm mortar] post by American artillery emplaced in the Castellonorato sector. The dead soldier is sprawled across his ammunition box." Castellonorato, Italy. 16 May 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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Castellonorato
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41.283
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13.683
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Mortars (Ordnance)--Italy
Soldiers--German--Italy
War casualties--Italy
Dead persons--Italy