Burned body of German soldier hangs out of a vehicle, Artena, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Burned body of German soldier hangs out of a vehicle. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5858." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 28 May 1944 (Italy) Death! In gruesome symbol of Nazi defeat in Italy, the burned, half-consumed body of a German soldier hangs starkly out of his anti-aircraft truck set aflame by Allied shell fire in the fighting around Artena. Signal Corps radio telephoto from Italy." Artena, Italy. 28 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.
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Artena
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41.733
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125.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Vehicles, military--German--Italy
War casualties--Italy
Dead persons--Italy
Burns & scalds--Italy