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An invasion balloon anchored on the beach at Salerno, October 1943 (b/w photo)

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NAM5922471
Image title
An invasion balloon anchored on the beach at Salerno, October 1943 (b/w photo)
Artist
Unknown photographer, (20th century)
Location
National Army Museum, London
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1943 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

An invasion balloon anchored for repair beside a stack of gas cylinders, Salerno, October 1943. Photograph, World War Two, Italy (1943-1945), 1943. An invasion, or barrage balloon, was a gas filled device tethered with metal cables and used to defend against low-level attack by aircraft. In the foreground are Italian prisoners of war being guarded by two Allied soldiers. After the Italian Armistice in September 1943 many prisoners were employed as labourers on sites such as these. From a collection of 34 photographs relating to different theatres in World War Two, 1940-1944.

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© National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
plane / aircraft / transport / prisoner of war / alliance / politics / prisoner / balloon / aircraft / reconnaissance / fuel / camouflage / beach / natural feature / guard / invasion / strategy / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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Largest available format 4950 × 3526 px 14 MB
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