August 24, 1943 the 78th Allied Division took control of the town of Centuripe, in Sicily, north of Catania.
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Sicily – Centuripe (4)
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Sicily – Centuripe (3)
On August 24, 1943 and after two days of intense fighting, the 78th Allied Division took control of the town of Centuripe, in Sicily, north of Catania.
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Gibraltar (1)
Men of the Black Watch Regiment observing the scene below using a telescope from a vantage point on the Rock, 4 January 1942.
Then image: © IWM GM 256
Now image: www.NOWstalgia.EU / M. van Schie
Meterik – Schadijkerweg (2)
Soldiers from the Royal Engineers at the mill “Eendracht maakt Macht” or “Unity is Strength” in Meterik, the Netherlands, around december 1944.
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Givenchy-en-Gohelle – Vimy Memorial
German soldier stands before Canadian National Vimy Ridge Memorial, honoring their Great War dead. France, June 2nd 1940.
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Florence – Piazzale di Porta Romana
A South African-manned tank loaded with civilians passing through the streets of Florence during the Battle of Florence in 1944.
Then image: © IWM NA 17604
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Florence – Ponte Vecchio
View of the damage to the Ponte Vecchio from the east. The German forces destroyed all of the bridges over the River Arno with the exception of the Ponte Vecchio before evacuating Florence on 11 August 1944.
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Florence – Piazzale Michelangelo (2)
German soldiers posing with the beautiful view of Florence in the background on the Piazzale Michelango just before the Battle of Florence start in 1944.
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Florence – Piazzale Michelangelo (1)
In June 1944 a German Paratrooper on a motorbike is enjoying the view of Florence.
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Bocholt – Neustraße
Archer 17-pdr self-proplled guns drive through the ruins of Bocholt, 30 March 1945.
Then image: © IWM BU 2864
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