US signalmen confiscate German wire, Montelimar, France, 1944
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Photograph. US signalmen confiscate German wire. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2607." Official caption on reverse: "Aug 29 1944 7/MM-44-2607. Seventh Army, Montelimar, France. German trailer filled with wire being confiscated by U.S. signalmen. Photo by Smith / 163rd. Sig. photo Co." Montelimar, France. 29 August 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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Montélimar
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44.550
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4.750
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--France
Vehicles, military--German--France
Telecommunication cables--France
Confiscations--France
Buildings--France
Rural areas--France