Vanguard of the British Eighth Army enters S. Giorgio di Nogaro

Vanguard of the British Eighth Army enters S. Giorgio di Nogaro

Vehicles with British flags are entering the town while civilians line the streets, waving and throwing flowers. In front of a large building, behind the fountain, the Italian, British and American flags are flying. An aircraft is flying over and two flares have been ignited.

Inscriptions read “294” signed by the author; caption reads “1 MAGGIO 1945. Avanguardie alleate dell‘8o Armata Britannica accolte entusiasticamente dalla popolazione di S. GIORGIO di NOGARO UD”.

Caption translates as: “1 May 1945. Allied vanguards of the 8th British Army are enthusiastically welcomed in San Giorgio di Nogaro (Udine province) by its inhabitants.”

One tempera on paper, pasted on mount board

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