Artillery bombardment during the Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy, 1944

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Large cloud of smoke from United States Army artillery bombardment on the base of Monte Cassino. Official caption on front: "Cassino under artillery bombardment, 2-6-44. US Army Photo 177-12." Cassino, Italy. 6 February 1944

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02/06/1944
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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.
Geography: 
Cassino
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41.500
Longitude: 
13.817
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Bombardment--Italy
Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy