Servicemen of the South African 6th Armored Division collecting firewood in Italy in December 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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357.Photograph. Servicemen of the South African 6th Armored Division collecting firewood. '8 Dec. 1944. 5/MM-44-31503. Fifth Army, Lagaro Area, Italy. Keeping warm and dry is a major problem of the 6th South African Armored Division troops in mountains south of Bologna. Here a detail of men have driven a three ton truck into the hills and are loading it with wood which will add a little comfort to the dugouts where they have been living for weeks. Photo by Baker. 3131 Signal Service Co.' Near Lagaro, Italy.8 December 1944