Two days after taking Battipaglia, Italy, the commander of Operation Avalanche, General Clark visited the town with airforce commander of the Middle Sea General Sir Arthur Tedder. The yellow building behind the leaves was there in 1943 and is still there.
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Erp – Brugstraat
A Pz.I tank tries to cross via the provisionally made bridge over the Aa at Erp, while another Pz.I runs through the shallow river. On 11 and 12 May 1940, the 9th Panzer Division maneuvered through this area.
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Obersalzberg – Eagles nest (5)
Hitler with Ley, Wagner and Schaub at the Kehlsteinhaus.
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Ordensburg Vogelsang (5)
Again Hitler and Robert Ley at the Ordensburg Vogelsang in april 1937.
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Warsaw – Chlodna / Zelazna
Warsaw Ghetto at the junction Chlodna / Zelezna Street
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Goslar – Kaiserpfalz (2)
Hitler inspecting troops in September 1934. Photo is taken before the Kaiserpfalz in Goslar.
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Rome – Colosseum (3)
Liberation of Rome near the Colosseum in the Via di S. Giovanni in 1944.
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Rome – Colosseum (2)
Allied soldiers during the liberation of Rome near the Colosseum.
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Florence – Via Maggio
Allied Soldier looking at a sign “beware of enemy snipers” at the Piazza San Felice before riding into the Via Maggio in Florence in 1944. The angle is slightly different though.
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Florence – Via de Serragli
A Sherman tank enters Florence, 4 August 1944.
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