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Photograph of a large group of airmen of the Eighth Army Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1943-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "They bomb the Axis. Under command of Col. Ted Timberlake of the 8th U.S. Army Air Force, these American…

Photograph of a United States Army soldier surrounded by relatives and friends in Olevano, Italy, a town recently liberated by Allied forces, circa 1943-1944.Typed caption glued to verso: "American soldier meets relatives in liberated Italian town. A…

Photograph of people watching as Allied military vehicles drive through a street lined with damaged buildings, Resina, Italy, circa 1943-1944.Typed caption glued to verso: "Allied forces roll through Resina, Italy. Residents of Resina, Italy, gather…

Photograph of an Allied military vehicle carrying the caskets of four Italian youths during a funeral procession in Faicchio, Italy, circa 1943-1944. The caption notes that the youths were shot by German soldiers.Typed caption glued to verso: "Four…

Photograph of Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, United States Army, shaking hands with General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, British Army, at Salerno Italy, circa 1943-1944.Typed caption glued to verso: "Allied generals meet at Salerno, Italy. U.S.…

Photograph of the damaged HMHS Newfoundland, an Allied hospital ship, after being bombed by German forces, Salerno, Italy, circa September 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Allied hospital ship bombed by Germans. This Allied hospital ship, the…

Photograph of landing barges, manned by United States Coast Guard personnel, and amphibious trucks on a beachhead in Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives. Landing barges manned by U.S. Coast…

Photograph of a United States Navy observer watching the Allied invasion fleet as it approaches Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings in Sicily. A helmeted U.S. Navy observer stands aboard a…

Photograph of a United States Navy ship participating in the Allied bombardment and invasion of Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings in Sicily. Smoke rises from burning Axis installations on…

Photograph of Allied vehicles parked in front of a destroyed German stronghold, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "German stronghold reduced to rubble in Italy. Allied armored cars halt on the road to Naples, Italy, before a devastated…