German prisoners of war line up to be counted, St. Tropez, France, 1944
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Photograph. German prisoners of war line up to be counted. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-25000." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo-18 Aug 44 (25000) France. Captives keep rear echelon Yanks busy. American M.P.'s tabulating droves of Nazi prisoners near St. Tropez, who were corralled by hard-hitting Allies pushing northward from their Southern France beachhead. Sig Corps radio telephoto from Italy #." St. Tropez, France. 18 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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Saint-Tropez
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43.267
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6.650
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Prisoners of war--German--France
Soldiers--American--France
Beaches--France