Wrecked German artillery on a train track north of Montelimar, France, 1944
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Photograph. Wrecked German artillery on a train track. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-2771." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo 3 Sept 44 (2771) So. France. Big Bertha smashed. Seventh Army American Artillery wrecked this giant German 340MM railway gun north of the town of Montelimar in southern France. Sig Corps radio telephoto from Italy." North of Montelimar, France. 3 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:
Montélimar
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44.550
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4.750
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Artillery (Weaponry)--German--France
Railroad tracks--France
War damage--France