![Lt General Lucian Truscott, commanding general of the US Fifth Army in Italy, inspects African-American troops of the 92nd Infantry Division after they threw back a German attack in the hills north of Viareggio, Italy in 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/51aed65b3aa73.jpg)
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| Caption | Lt General Lucian Truscott, commanding general of the US Fifth Army in Italy, inspects African-American troops of the 92nd Infantry Division after they threw back a German attack in the hills north of Viareggio, Italy in 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army | ||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||
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David Stubblebine says:
21 May 2019 08:33:38 PM
Anonymous (above):
Lucien Truscott was given command of Fifth Army in Dec 1944 when Mark Clark assumed command of the 15th Army Group. This photo was taken after those reassignments at a time when Truscott was the commanding general of the US Fifth Army in Italy.
David Stubblebine says:21 May 2019 08:33:38 PM
Anonymous (above):
Lucien Truscott was given command of Fifth Army in Dec 1944 when Mark Clark assumed command of the 15th Army Group. This photo was taken after those reassignments at a time when Truscott was the commanding general of the US Fifth Army in Italy.
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21 May 2019 08:30:28 AM
Mark Clark was CO of the Fifth Army. Truscott was CO of VI Corps.