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Italians march to prison camp (Item)

Photograph of captured Italian soldiers marching from Vizzini, Italy to a prison-of-war camp, circa 1943. An Allied soldier (far right) guards the group.Typed caption glued to verso: "Italians march to prison camp. Six hundred Italian soldiers found hiding in Vizzini, Sicily, when the British captured the town, march to prison camps under the guard of the solitary Allied soldier shown at the…

U.S. tank leaves landing craft (Item)

Photograph of United States Army soldiers unloading a tank from a landing ship on the coast of Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. tank leaves landing craft. A U.S. Army Tank rolls odd a landing craft to move ashore on Sicily during the first stages of the Allied invasion of the Italian Island. 13699-PPA. Not for use in Western Hemisphere. Approved by appropriate U.S.…

On the road to Comiso (Item)

Photograph of an American soldier walking past an overturned Italian tank on a road near Comiso, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "On the road to Comiso. In Southeastern Sicily, a U.S. soldier passes an overturned Italian tank at the road's edge on his way into Comiso shortly after the successful Allied invasion of the island. The town can be seen in the background. 13697-PPA. Not…

Allied generals meet at Salerno, Italy (Item)

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. Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark (left), commander of the Allied Fifth Army greets General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, commander of the British Eighth…

Allied tanks advance in Italy (Item)

Photograph of Allied soldiers with their Sherman tanks on a road near Cava, 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…

U.S. troops establish beachhead in Sicily (Item)

Photograph of American soldiers establishing a beachhead in Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. A group of soldiers in the foreground places steel meeting on the sand. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. troops establish beachhead in Sicily. U.S. troops place steel matting over the sandy shore of a beach near Scoglitti, Sicily, to provide traction for heavy vehicles as an Allied beachhead is established…

American troops land in Sicily (Item)

Photograph of American soldiers unloading tanks, vehicles, and other equipment from landing ships on the beach near Licata, Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "American troops land in Sicily. American soldiers and equipment arrive at a beachhead established near Licata, Sicily, in the early stages of the Allied invasion of the Italian island. Light and heavy tanks, Army scout…

U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives (Item)

Photograph of United States Coast Guard servicemen moving military vehicles ashore during a landing at Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Coast Guard aids Allied offensives. U.S. Army vehicles move ashore onto a beach in Sicily as men of the U.S. Coast Guard unload a landing vessel. The Coast Guard, a wartime branch of the U.S. Navy, observed its 153rd birthday on August…

U.S. destroyer off Sicily (Item)

Photograph of a United States Navy serviceman on the deck of a destroyer as the ship approaches Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. On the right is a dual-purpose artillery gun.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. destroyer off Sicily. Licata, Sicily, comes within gun range of an American destroyer during the first stages of the Allied invasion of the Italian Island. A U.S. Navy observer stands next to a…

U.S. troops enter Acerno (Item)

Photograph of American soldiers walking past damaged buildings in Acerno, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. troops enter Acerno. American soldiers enter the wrecked square of Acerno, Italy, as German troops retreated northward. Acerno, 14 miles northeast of Salerno, was liberated by Allied forces during the early stages of their campaign on the Italian mainland. Serviced by…

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