A soldier examines wrecked German artillery weapons, Esperia, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. French soldier examines wrecked German artillery weapons. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5464." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps photo 21 May 1944 (Italy) Wrecked by Fifth Army fire-power in the Battle for Esperia, these German weapons and vehicles are ready for the junk pile. A French soldier surveys the evidence that Nazis are not invincible. Signal Corps radio telephoto from Italy. #." Esperia, 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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Esperia
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41.383
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13.683
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War damage--Italy
Soldiers--French--Italy
Artillery (Weaponry)--German--Italy
Inspections--Italy