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Tel Aviv, Israel - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Jews' Wailing Wall - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Palestine disturbances 1936. The senatorial party at the "Western Wall" commonly known as the Jews' Wailing Place, or Wailing Wall seen in background

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Messina, Sicily. Workmen clearing the streets

A group of men standing next to a brick wall. Office of War Information Photograph

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Messina, Sicily. Workers outside the labor office where both skilled and unskilled are given assignments for the day

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Messina, Sicily. Workers outside the labor office where both skilled and unskilled are given assignments for the day

A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information Photograph

Messina, Sicily. Workmen clearing the streets

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Picryl description: Public domain image of an old ancient city, historic place, stone building architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Allied invasion of Sicily, code-named Operation Husky, began before dawn on July 10, 1943, with combined air and sea landings involving 150,000 troops, 3,000 ships and 4,000 aircraft and 600 tanks. Allied troops encountered little resistance. The Axis defense of Sicily was weakened by losses the German and Italian armies had suffered in North Africa, in casualties as well as the several hundred thousand troops captured at the end of the campaign. On July 25, the day after Mussolini’s arrest, Italian troops began withdrawing from Sicily. As July turned to August, Patton, and Montgomery and their armies battled mostly against German troops pushing the Axis forces until most were trapped in a northeast corner of the island. After 38 days of fighting, the U.S. and Great Britain successfully drove German and Italian troops from the island. On August 17, 1943, Patton, expecting to fight one final battle, was surprised to learn that the enemy forces had disappeared. The battle for Sicily was complete, but German losses had not been severe, and the Allies’ failure to capture the fleeing Axis armies undermined their victory.

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01/01/1943
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Parrino, Nick, photographer
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Sicily, 1943

The Allied Invasion of Sicily, Summer 1943.
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Baglio Messina ,  38.04179, 12.67304
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No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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