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A British Sherman comes ashore at Anzio. Note the .50 caliber anti-aircraft gun on the turret.
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Although hit and on fire, this B17 still manages to stay in formation and drop it's bombs. Allied aircrews often pressed home their attacks under heavy fire and consequently suffered heavy casualties.
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A Goumier sharpens his knife. These fiercesome troops were much used in the savage mountain fighting in Italy, they often used such knives cut off the ears or heads of their enemies as trophies.
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Two soldiers of the London Scottish Regiment prepare to kick in the door of a house prior to entering and clearing the structure of enemy troops in some of the fierce house to house fighting that took place in lots of Italian villages...
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A B26 Marauder goes down in flames. One of the hazards of low level bombing was exposure to ground fire from all types of weapons.
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Two Polish infantrymen hurl grenades at German bunkers during the vicious fighting in the final battle for the Cassino Monastery.
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Brazilian P-40's in Natal, 1944.
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Brazillian P-47's at Tarquinia.
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