Soldiers examining tank, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldiers examining knocked out German tanks. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152574." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-15-44 / Italy! Members of an American Field Artillery Battalion examine a German 75mm self-propelled gun [7.5 cm Stu. K.40 (L/48) on Jagdpanzer IV] knocked out in the Mt. Porchia area." Italy. 15 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
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Artillery (Weaponry)--German--Italy
Artillery (Troops)--American--Italy