[Allied military vehicle carrying caskets of four Italian youths]

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_111SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 2, Folder 2DescriptionPhotograph of an Allied military vehicle carrying the caskets of four Italian youths during a funeral procession, Faicchio, Italy, circa 1943-1944. The caption notes that the youths were shot by German soldiers.

Typed caption glued to verso: "Four Italian youths machine-gunned by Germans. Townsmen of Fiacchio, near the Volturno River in Italy, follow in funeral procession an Allied weapon carrier bearing the caskets of four Italian youths who were machine-gunned and killed by retreating Germans. Murder of the youths was added to the list of documented atrocities perpetrated by the Germans which is being complied by the Allied Military Government in liberated Italian cities and towns. Serviced by New York to List H. 17180-FO. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."Creation Datecirca 1943-1944SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--SicilyWorld War, 1939-1945Funeral rites and ceremoniesAllied ForcesPlaceItalyOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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