British soldiers take cover behind rock forts on Monastery Hill, Cassino, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. British soldiers take cover behind rock forts on a steep mountainside. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151069." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo radioed 12-12-43 / Sig Corps Photo-12-12-43-Italy! British troops dug in, on side of Monastery Hill, Mt. Camino Sector where they lived and fought under the most adverse conditions possible during the days of furious fighting which led to the taking of this important height. Since the ground was too hard for fox-holes, note how the men have formed tiny 'forts' of rock and sand-bags." Monastery Hill, Cassino, Italy. 12 December 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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Cassino
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41.500
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13.817
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--British--Italy
Bunkers (Fortification)--Italy
Mountains--Italy
Foxholes--Italy