Sunken French battleship at the harbor, Toulon, France, 1944
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Photograph. Sunken French battleship at the harbor. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2749." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo-2 Sept. 1944-France (#2749) Ruined French battleship Dunkerque lays partly sunken in the locks of Toulon harbor, a battered target of Allied bombings, and a victim of the retreating enemy who cut off the big ship's guns. Sig. Corps radio telephoto from Italy-#." Toulon, France. 2 September 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.
Geography:
Toulon
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43.117
Longitude:
5.917
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Battleships--French--France
Harbors--France
War damage--France