Moroccan soldier guards captured German POW, Castelforte, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Moroccan soldier guards captured German POW. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-4870." Official caption on reverse: "Sig C Photo-5-13-44-Radioed 5-15-44- / Italy! 'I quit.' Moroccan cavalryman brings in a German prisoner he captured in the Allies new offensive in the Castelforte area." Castelforte, Italy. 15 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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Castelforte
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41.300
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13.817
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--Moroccan--Italy
Prisoners of war--German--Italy
Stone buildings--Italy
Surrenders--German--Italy
Capture & imprisonment--Italy
War damage--Italy
Handguns--Italy