Bodies of deceased German and British soldiers, Cassino, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. Bodies of deceased German and British soldiers. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151062." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo radioed 12-12-43 / Sig Corps Photo-12-12-43-Italy! Side by side in death lie British and German troops before the entrance of Monastary [sic] Hill where a short time ago they fought each other in hand-to-hand combat." Monastery Hill, Cassino, Italy. 12 December 1943
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$120.00
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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:
Cassino
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41.500
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13.817
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--British--Italy
Soldiers--German--Italy
War casualties--Italy
Dead persons--Italy
Monasteries--Italy
War damage--Italy