Deceased German soldier lies in a ditch, San Vittore, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Deceased German soldier lies in a ditch. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152382." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps rad. tele-radioed 1-11-44. Italy! Death-stiffened body of German soldier near San Vittore, is a mute indicator of the Allied advance toward Rome." San Vittore, Italy. 11 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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San Vittore del Lazio
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41.633
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13.917
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Soldiers--German--Italy
War casualties--Italy
Dead persons--Italy