US Army soldiers firing a machine gun on top of Monte della Vedetta, Pietracolora
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army soldiers lying in prone position while firing a machine gun on top of Monte della Vedetta. Official caption on front: "Firing at Germans at 200 yard range in Della Vedetta. US Army Photo 178-8." Pietracolora, Italy. No date
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1944
1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Gaggio Montano
Latitude:
44.200
Longitude:
10.933
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Machine guns--American--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
Machine guns--American--Italy