The commander of the Italian garrison surrenders to Capt. G.R. Coderre of Sherbrooke, Quebec.
October 06, 2011, 11:20pm / 13
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Because obviously, if you’re British, an accordion is what you bring when you go off to war in the Mediterranean.
October 06, 2011, 5:23pm / 69
Troops of the US 5th Army relax behind the line somewhere in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II.
October 06, 2011, 3:13pm / 43
A group of Italian soldiers photographed in Rome sometime in 1941
October 06, 2011, 1:13pm / 16
The Germans began Operation ACHSE to disarm the Italian Army after the September 1943 Armistice was made official. The Italian soldiers in here were photographed being disarmed by the 2nd Fallschirmjäger Division.
October 06, 2011, 12:03pm / 13
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