British soldiers take cover, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. British soldiers lie facedown on an incline to avoid enemy fire. Official caption on front: "MM-5-15256." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-15-44 / Italy! (#4 in a series of 4 pix). In at the kill, these British infantrymen crouch low for cover after their squad Sgt. had thrown the exploding fragmentation grenade knocking out this German Spandou position." Italy. 15 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--British--Italy
Explosions--Italy
Grenades--Italy