French troops enter the town of San Giovanni, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. French troops enter a bomb-damaged town. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5810." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 27 May 1944 (Italy) San Giovanni! Hard fighting French troops enter San Giovanni after battering down fierce German resistance and counter-attacks. The town, beside being a Nazi strong point, controlled the approach to reservoir Kesselring used to alter water level and flow of Liri and Garigiliano Rivers. Signal Corps radio telephoto from Italy." San Giovanni, Italy. 27 May 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:
San Giovanni Incarico
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41.500
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13.550
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--French--Italy
War damage--Italy
Buildings--Italy
Troop movements--French--Italy