Smoke rises after German artillery hits a building, Castelforte, Italy, 1944

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Photograph. Smoke rises after German artillery hits a building. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-4874." Official caption on reverse: "Sig C Photo-5-12-44-Italy (Radioed 5-15-44) Bitter-battling Germans score an artillery hit on building in Castelforte sector where one of the new Allied offensives Italy, has been launched." Castelforte, Italy. 12 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
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Bombardment--Italy
Rural areas--Italy