US landing craft narrowly avoiding German fire, Anzio, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Tall column of water from the explosion of a German shell erupting near an American landing craft. Official caption on front: "A near miss for a German shell at Anzio, Italy. US Navy Photo 110-15." Anzio, Italy. 1944

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1944
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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.
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Anzio
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41.450
Longitude: 
12.617
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Landing craft--American--Italy
Amphibious operations--Italy
Explosions--Italy
Beaches--Italy