British soldiers run for safety zone on Monastery Hill in Cassino, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. British soldiers run across a rocky mountainside as they head for a safety zone. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151107." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo Radioed 12-14-43 / Sig Corps Photo- 12-14-43-Italy! British patrol running towards next safety zone on hillside in Mt. Camino Sector. Rocks afforded riflemen good protection in approaching German position." Monastery Hill, Cassino, Italy. 14 December 1943
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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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Cassino
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41.500
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13.817
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--British--Italy
Rifles--Italy
Running--Italy