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| HMS Mauritius off the Salerno, Italy invasion beach, 9 Sep 1943 | Light cruiser Philadelphia and a motor minesweeper making a smoke screen to cover the landing area from German air attack, Salerno, Italy, 9 Sep 1943 |
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| Map depicting Operation Avalanche against mainland Italy, 9 Sep 1943 | Vice Admiral H. Kent Hewitt and Rear Admiral Spencer Lewis aboard USS Ancon off Salerno, Italy, Sep 1943 |
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| Unloading equipment on a beach near Salerno, Italy, Sep 1943 | Valiant led the line as the Italian fleet steamed into Malta, under the terms of the Italian Armistice, 10 Sep 1943; note Warspite's 15in guns in foreground |
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| Cruiser Savannah immediately after she was hit by a German guided bomb during the Salerno operation, 11 Sep 1943, photo 1 of 2 | Cruiser Savannah immediately after she was hit by a German guided bomb during the Salerno operation, 11 Sep 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Map depicting Operation Avalanche progress at Salerno, Italy as of the end of the day 11 Sep 1943 | A building at Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943 |
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| A German glider trooper next to a DFS 230 C-1 glider damaged during landing, Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943 | Benito Mussolini shortly after departing from Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943 |
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| Benito Mussolini with Otto Skorzeny and other rescuers, Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943, photo 1 of 2 | Benito Mussolini with Otto Skorzeny and other rescuers, Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Benito Mussolini, Giuseppe Gueli, and others at Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943 | Cable car at Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943, photo 1 of 4 |
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| Cable car at Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943, photo 2 of 4 | Cable car at Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943, photo 3 of 4 |
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| Cable car at Gran Sasso, Italy, 12 Sep 1943, photo 4 of 4 | Clark aboard USS Ancon, off Salerno, Italy, 12 Sep 1943 |
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