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U.S. tank leaves landing craft
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.…
Allied tanks advance in Italy
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…
American troops land in Sicily
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…
On the road to Comiso
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…