British soldiers look for German snipers, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. British soldiers look for German snipers in a bombed town. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150395." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo Radioed 11-15-43 / Sig Corps Photo-11-15-43 -War in Italy! Advanced British riflemen proceed cautiously through the bombed wreckage in search of enemy snipers." Italy. 15 November 1943
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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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--British--Italy
Military reconnaissance--British--Italy
War damage--Italy
Rifles--American--Italy