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THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.—TOP LEFT: General Montgomery dictates terms to the governor and officials of Tripoli town and Tripolitania at Castel BemtoGa e, as his troops occupied the town, TOP RIGHT: PADRES ON “THE ROCK”—A padre about to take a celebration of fhe Holy Gibraltar. The island fortress is full of little communities of men in out-of-the-way spots, leading their own life and ° n th ® mscl^ es 1 of social activities. The visit of a padre means welcome contact with the outside world. BOTTOM LEFT: INTRODUCING THE PRIEST P Sd ™Tth bLtfne the of “The Priest,” the 105 mm. self-propelled gun-howitzer which has played so notable a part in the Bth Army’s advance. It is a weapon 1 “ ® re “ German 88 mm. guns of which the enemy made so much use. RIGHT: Italian naval personnel, having abandoned the torpedoed 10,000-toii tanker Giacoma, about to be taken aboard H.M. submarine Porpoise. Only two were taken on board, however, because a few seconds after this picture was taken hostile aircraft appeared on me scene and the Porpoise immediately dived.

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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23917, 8 April 1943, Page 3

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THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.—TOP LEFT: General Montgomery dictates terms to the governor and officials of Tripoli town and Tripolitania at Castel BemtoGa e, as his troops occupied the town, TOP RIGHT: PADRES ON “THE ROCK”—A padre about to take a celebration of fhe Holy Gibraltar. The island fortress is full of little communities of men in out-of-the-way spots, leading their own life and °n th®mscl^es 1 of social activities. The visit of a padre means welcome contact with the outside world. BOTTOM LEFT: INTRODUCING THE PRIEST PSd ™Tth bLtfne the of “The Priest,” the 105 mm. self-propelled gun-howitzer which has played so notable a part in the Bth Army’s advance. It is a weapon 1“ ®re“ German 88 mm. guns of which the enemy made so much use. RIGHT: Italian naval personnel, having abandoned the torpedoed 10,000-toii tanker Giacoma, about to be taken aboard H.M. submarine Porpoise. Only two were taken on board, however, because a few seconds after this picture was taken hostile aircraft appeared on me scene and the Porpoise immediately dived. Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23917, 8 April 1943, Page 3

THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST.—TOP LEFT: General Montgomery dictates terms to the governor and officials of Tripoli town and Tripolitania at Castel BemtoGa e, as his troops occupied the town, TOP RIGHT: PADRES ON “THE ROCK”—A padre about to take a celebration of fhe Holy Gibraltar. The island fortress is full of little communities of men in out-of-the-way spots, leading their own life and °n th®mscl^es 1 of social activities. The visit of a padre means welcome contact with the outside world. BOTTOM LEFT: INTRODUCING THE PRIEST PSd ™Tth bLtfne the of “The Priest,” the 105 mm. self-propelled gun-howitzer which has played so notable a part in the Bth Army’s advance. It is a weapon 1“ ®re“ German 88 mm. guns of which the enemy made so much use. RIGHT: Italian naval personnel, having abandoned the torpedoed 10,000-toii tanker Giacoma, about to be taken aboard H.M. submarine Porpoise. Only two were taken on board, however, because a few seconds after this picture was taken hostile aircraft appeared on me scene and the Porpoise immediately dived. Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23917, 8 April 1943, Page 3