French troops on lookout for Germans in Esperia, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. French troops on lookout for Germans take cover in the shade of a tree. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5170." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo-5-16-44-Italy! French machine-gunner guards camouflaged tank position against snipers in San Giorgio area as vehicle's French crew watches German movements in town of Esperia." Esperia, San Giorgio, Italy. 16 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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Esperia
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41.383
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13.683
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--French--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--French--Italy
Camouflage (Military science)
Machine guns--French--Italy
Vigilance