Italian civilians cut flesh from a dead horse along the side of the road in the Po Valley, Italy on 20 April 1945.
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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55.Photograph. Italian civilians cutting flesh from a dead German horses along the side of the road. '20 April 45. 5/MM-45-7277. Fifth Army, Po Valley Area, Italy. Italian civilians cut up dead German horses for meat to eat in the Po Valley. Photo by McWhirter. 196th Signal Photo Co.' Po Valley, Italy. 20 April 1945
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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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Carts & wagons--Italy
Starvation--Italy
People--Italy
Horses--Italy