Smoke screen in Cisterna, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Smoke screen rises over a distant hilltop town. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5762." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 27 May 1944 (Italy) Battle clouds! Smoke billows up from Cisterna as dive bombers operating with the ground forces lay down smoke screen and cover Fifth Army assault forces. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy.#." Cisterna, Italy. 27 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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Cisterna di Latina
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41.583
Longitude:
12.817
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Smoke--Italy
Aerial bombings--Italy
Rural areas--Italy
Buildings--Italy
Military tactics--Italy