French tank fires on Ausonia, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. French soldiers in a tank approach the town of Ausonia. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5045." Official caption on reverse: "Sig C. Photo-Ausonia Sector, Italy. Artillery shells burst in the town of Ausonia, as a French manned tank destroyer prepares to enter the captured town." Ausonia, Italy. 17 May 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:
Cityscapes--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--French--Italy
Bombardment--Italy
War damage--Italy
Troop movements--French--Italy