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Wisconsin Heavy Artillery at Fort Sherman

Date: 1864
Description: Elevated view of Battery C, 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Heavy Artillery at Fort Sherman, shown here after the battles of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain....
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Iwo Jima Airfield

Date: 02 1945
Description: Airfield #1, Iwo Jima, with Mt Surabachi in the distance. This image is one of many taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle during the assault on ...
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Warships Near Cape Gloucester

Date: 12 26 1943
Description: Elevated view looking down towards deck of an American cruiser leaving the base heading for the bombardment of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, New Guinea (pr...
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Artillery in the Mountains

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Description: Elevated view of a German artillery column in the Carpathian Mountains. Buildings are in the background.
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Artillery by the Uzsok Pass

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Description: For some time now German and Austrian troops have been fighting jointly against the Russians. The German artillery is parked in the vicinity of the Uzsok P...
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Artillery by the Uzsok Pass

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Description: For some time now German and Austrian troops have been fighting jointly against the Russians. The German artillery is parked in the vicinity of the Uzsok P...
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Soldiers and Field Artillery Wagons

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Description: German soldiers conversing with their Austrian brothers-in-arms in front of a roadside calvary.
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Austrian Artillery

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Description: Austrian artillery column in the Carpathian Mountains.
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Turkish Artillery

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Description: Turkish artillery column in Syria.
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Turkish Artillery

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Description: Turkish artillery on the road to the Suez Canal.
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Turkish Artillery

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Description: Turkish artillery on the road to the Suez Canal.
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Mountain Artillery Resupply Column

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Description: Soldiers and horse-drawn wagons moving to the front.
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Highest Artillery Position in Europe

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Description: The highest artillery position in Europe on Ortler (Mount Ortles).
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Highest Machinegun Position in Europe

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Description: The highest machinegun position in Europe on the Ortler glacier.
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Ski Patrol in a Glacier Fort

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Description: The highest battlefield in Europe — 3500 meters on the Tirolian border. A ski patrol must dress like polar explorers to protect themselves against the bit...
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Awaiting Further Orders

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Description: Brave Tiroler Standschützen returning after the destruction of the Cabana Cedek, located on the Italian side of the border, awaiting further orders.
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Forward Observer During a Snowstorm

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Description: Dutiful artillery forward observer, in a snowstorm in an ice cavern on a glacier, at an elevation of 3600 meters, overlooking Italian territory.
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Forward Observer During a Snowstorm

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Description: Dutiful artillery forward observer, in a snowstorm in an ice cavern on a glacier, at an elevation of 3600 meters, overlooking Italian territory.
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Munitions Column in the High Alps

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Description: Elevation of 3600 meters. Munitions column, on pack mules, on the way to a fortified position on the glaciers.
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Transporting Lumber in the High Alps

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Description: Transporting building lumber to our high altitude fighting positions on the Italian-Tirolian front.

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