155mm Gun crossing bridge at Borgo san Lorenzo

155mm Gun crossing bridge at Borgo san Lorenzo
Here we see an American 155mm gun being towed over a bailey bridge over the River Sieve at Borgo san Lorenzo, north of Florence, during the autumn 1944 attack on the Gothic Line (Operation Olive).
155mm Gun M1 ‘Long Tom’ and 8in Howitzer in WWII and Korea, David Doyle. A photographic history of the closely related 155mm Gun and 8in Howitzer, two key pieces of American artillery during the Second World War and in Korea. Includes a brief history of the gun, a section of detailed pictures of parts of the guns, a chapter on the machines used to tow and supply the guns, while the largest chapter, filling half of the book, looks at the two guns combat record in the Second World War and Korea (Read Full Review)
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (31 December 2021), 155mm Gun crossing bridge at Borgo san Lorenzo , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_bailey_bridge_borgo_san_lorenzo.html

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