German artillery weapon peeks out of the front door of a bombed building, Castelforte, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. German artillery weapon peeks out of the front door of a bombed building. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5356." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps Photo Radioed 21 May 1944 / Sig C. Photo-5-18-44-Castelforte Area, Italy. Abandoned 7.5 centimeter German gun with muzzle just protruding from cellar of demolished house in Casteforte [sic]. Castelforte, Italy. 21 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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Castelforte
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41.300
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13.817
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Weaponry)--German--Italy
Basements--Italy
War damage--Italy
Stone buildings--Italy