US Army Lt. Gen. George Patton examining Italian prisoners of war in Gela, Sicily, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. United States Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton looking down from a balcony at Italian prisoners of war sitting on the hood of an American half-track in city street; US soldiers observe from a sidewalk. Official caption on front: "Lt. Gen. Patton looks at Italian prisoners in Gela. US Army Photo 161-12." Gela, Sicily, Italy. July 1943
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1943-07-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
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Gela
Latitude:
37.067
Longitude:
14.250
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Sicily
Generals--American--Sicily
Prisoners of war--Italian--Sicily
Vehicles, military--American--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--American--Italy--Sicily