US soldiers looks at destroyed German artillery weapon in Velletri, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. US soldiers looks at destroyed German artillery weapon. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-6003." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 29 May 1944 (Italy) Anzio express derailed! Direct hit by a 500 lb. bomb totally wrecked this German 220mm Howitzer in the fighting around vital Velletri. A dirty-faced Yank examines the remains, recollecting when shells of this big gun were called the 'Anzio Express' by Fifth Army troops on beachhead. Signal Corps radio telephoto from Italy. #." Velletri, Italy. 29 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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Velletri
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41.683
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12.783
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Weaponry)--German--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy
War damage--Italy
Inspections--Italy