German POWs are escorted onto a landing ship, tank, in Anzio, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. German POWs are escorted onto a landing ship, tank, tied up at a harbor. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-710." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-2-7-44 / Italy! German prisoners captured in new Allied landing, shown entering an L.S.T. at Anzio, under the watchful eyes of M.P.'s." Anzio, Italy. 7 February 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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Anzio
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41.450
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12.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Prisoners of war--German--Italy
Military police--American--Italy
Landing craft--American--Italy