British mortar crew shelling Germans, Italy, 1943
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Photograph. British mortar crew shelling Germans. Official caption on front: "MM-5-156048." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps Photo Radioed 12-12-43 / Sig Corps Photo-12-12-43- Italy! British mortar crews in action at Mt. Camino sector, sending a terrific barrage against German positions on Monastery Hill which played telling part in taking this important height. Note smoking barrels and men covering their ears against shattering noises." 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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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Mortars (Ordnance)--Italy
Soldiers--British--Italy
Bombardment--Italy