Prisoners from the Goering Division are led to a P.O.W. camp, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Prisoners from the Goering Division are led to a P.O.W. camp. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152361." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-10-44 / Italy! Green recruits of the famous Herman [sic] Goering Division, being led to P.W. camp by PFC Ira O. Creed of Johnson City, Tenn., who single-handedly captured them behind rock on Mt. Porchia. The prisoners were only on front line duty for one night, and claimed to have had very little infantry training." Mount Porchia, Italy. 10 January 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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Porchia, Monte
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41.433
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13.900
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Prisoners of war--German--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
Mountain roads--Italy