Allied tanks advance in Italy

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_088SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 2, Folder 2DescriptionPhotograph of Allied soldiers with Sherman tanks, Italy, circa 1943.

Typed caption glued to verso: "Allied tanks advance in Italy. A column of American-built Sherman tanks of the Allied Fifth Army halts briefly before entering Cava, during the early stages of the Allied advance against the retreating Germans on the Italian mainland. Cava is a few miles north of the Salerno beaches where the Fifth Army landed. Serviced by New York to list H. 16441-FO. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."Creation Datecirca 1943SubjectUnited States. ArmyTanks (Military science)SoldiersWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--SicilyWorld War, 1939-1945Allied ForcesPlaceCava de' Tirreni (Italy)ItalyOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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