423rd Field Artillery Group Aerial Photographs, March-April 1945
This collection consists of a number of World War II-era aerial photographs of Bologna, Italy and surrounding areas, taken in March and April 1945 by the U. S. Army's 423rd Field Artillery Group. They show potential targets and the results of artillery shelling by American forces, including destroyed buildings and fields covered with craters. Some photographs are marked in red to show important targets, and notes on the back of some photographs indicate the units involved and whether or not important targets were hit. The shells were fired by the 985 FA BN (Field Artillery Battalion), and the aerial observation conducted by the 423 FA GP AOP (423rd Field Artillery Group Aerial Observation Post).
Dates
- March-April 1945
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository