Image:ItalySalernoInvasion1943.jpg

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English: Artillery being landed during the invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno, September 1943. Troops bringing artillery ashore at Salerno in September 1943. The military policeman (MP) in the foreground is ducking from a near-by German shell hit. The LCVP is from USS James O'Hara (APA-90). Note the use of chicken wire to stabilize the beach sand. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Deutsch: Im September 1943 wird Artillerie während der Invasion von Zentral-Italien bei Salerno an Land gebracht.

Removed caption read: Photo # 80-G-54600 Artillery being landed at Salerno in September 1943
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US Navy, [1]
Date

September 1943
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US Navy, uploaded by Dna-webmaster
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Public domain This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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current21:47, 24 March 2007740×583 (80 KB)Editor at Large (Losslessly cropped caption bar)
17:07, 13 December 2006740×615 (86 KB)Dna-webmaster (== Summary == {{Information |Description = The historical plaque on the Apollo 11 lunar module "Eagle" |Source = US National Archives, [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g50000/g54600c.htm] |Date = September 1943 |Author = US National Archives)
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