Canadian troops move through Frosinone, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Canadian troops move through the streets of a town. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-6154." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corp photo 3 June 1944 (Italy) Key town-Frosinone. Canadian manned M-5 tank and other motorized units are shown moving through the main street of Frosinone, on Highway 6, shortly after this important German communications center fell to the Eighth Army. Signal Corps radio telephoto from Italy.#." Frosinone, Italy. 3 June 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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Frosinone
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41.633
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13.317
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
Soldiers--Canadian--Italy
Military vehicles--Canadian--Italy
Buildings--Italy
Streets--Italy
Utility poles--Italy
War damage--Italy
Troop movements--Canadian--Italy