Allies capture German 88mm. self-propelled gun in Italy. Italian civilians look at the 70-ton Ferdinand, 88mm.

Allies capture German 88mm. self-propelled gun in Italy. Italian civilians look at the 70-ton Ferdinand, 88mm. selfpropelled gun, the Germans were forced to abandon when they fled Soriano in the face of the advancing British Eighth Army. By July 6, 1944, the Allies had advanced far north of liberated Rome and were within 28 miles (45 kilometers) of Florence, central Italian anchor of the German Gothdefense line.