Allied artillery shells explode near the ruins of the St. Benedictine Monastery, Cassino, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Allied artillery shells explode near the ruins of the St. Benedictine Monastery. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-1773." Official caption on reverse: "Sig.[Singal] Corps Radio Photo-2-28-44. Rapido River area, Italy! Allied artillery shells the St. Benedictine Monastery, which is still ised [sic] by the Germans as an observation and gun position. A week after Allied bombers destroyed the famous monastery." Cassino, Italy. 28 February 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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Montecassino, Abbazia di
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41.483
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13.800
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Monasteries--Italy
Forts & fortifications--German--Italy
War damage--Italy