Wrecked and abandoned German convoy, Montelimar, France, 1944
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Photograph. Smoke billows from a wrecked and abandoned German convoy. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-25073." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo 30 Aug 1944 (France) #25073. Convoy catastrophe! A few of 400 highly camouflaged German vehicles are shown wrecked and burning. The enemy convoy was trapped and destroyed near Montelimar by mortar and small arms fire when 7th Army troops came upon it. Sig. C. radio tele. from Italy-#." Montelimar, France. 30 August 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.
Geography:
Montélimar
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44.550
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4.750
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Convoys--German--France
War damage--France
Dwellings--France
Rural areas--France
Smoke--France
Utility poles--France