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80-G-82346 Salerno Operation, September 1943

Salerno Operation, September 1943
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Title: Salerno Operation, September 1943
Caption: British motorcycle courier speeds inland on a beach roadway laid by the U.S. Navy first beach battalion. Taken on 9 September 1943, the first day of the invasion. Note wire screen roadbed and signs marking the safe lane through land mine fields.
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Catalog #: 80-G-82346
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Thu, Sep 09, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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