Italy. c. 1944. Mussilini's greatest enterprise, the reclaiming of the Pontine marshes, was ...

Accession Number MEA1781
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Date made c 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

Italy. c. 1944. Mussilini's greatest enterprise, the reclaiming of the Pontine marshes, was wrecked by retreating German troops who flooded the area and then laid waste to farms and crops. Airmen of the Desert Harassers, No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Les Mitten and LAC George Buckland view the havoc created by the Germans.

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