Chronology of World War II

Tuesday, September 12


A 7.2-in Howitzer in Borgo San Lorenzo


A 7.2-in Howitzer in Borgo San Lorenzo
A 7.2-in howitzer of 75th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery being towed through Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy, September 12, 1944. The behemoth and the truck pulling it are both the wrong size for narrow medieval Italian small town streets. But apparently the British flair for innovation has found a solution in this instance.