French partisans with rifles, Southern France, 1944
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Photograph. French partisans with rifles. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-2165." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo-19 Aug 1944 France (#2165)-Arms for Patriots! A French partisan, one of the many springing into action with the arrival of the Allies, fondles a rifle handed him by a U.S. soldier out of a battle-area salvage pile in southern France. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy-#." Southern France. 19 August 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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France
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46.000
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2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Underground movements--France
Salvage--France
Arms & armament--American--France
Equipment & supplies--France
Rifles--France
Smoking--France
Conversation--France