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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 and Records Administration, Still Pictures Unit, College Park, MD. Photo Citation Number: 80-G-54600. Official Caption: "American fighting men pour out of their landing ships. The M.P. in the foreground was in the act of instinctively ducking from the blast of a shell from a German 88mm. gun."
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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current21:47, 24 March 2007Thumbnail for version as of 21:47, 24 March 2007740 × 583 (80 KB)Editor at LargeLosslessly cropped caption bar
17:07, 13 December 2006Thumbnail for version as of 17:07, 13 December 2006740 × 615 (86 KB)Dna-webmaster~commonswiki== 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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