German bombardment over the city of Pontecorvo, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. German bombardment over the city. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5544." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. C. telephoto-radioed 5-25-44- Italy! No-man's town! German artillery shells bursting just outside of Pontecorvo, Italy." Pontecorvo, Italy. 25 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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Pontecorvo
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41.450
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13.667
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombardment--Italy
Smoke--Italy
Cityscapes--Italy