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General Mark Clark survives 'friendly fire'

28th January 1944: As the invasion fleet off Anzio starts to attract the attention of the Germans, the Allied escort warships are taking no chances

Jan 28, 2024
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Lt. Gen. Mark Clark, C/G Fifth Army, looks toward the shore from the P.T. boat enroute to the new beachhead established by Allied troops on West coast of Italy south of Rome." Italy. 25 January 1944
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