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Our Supremacy In Artilley Was One Of Our Strongest Point During The Whole Campaign. On The Beachhead We Concentrated Large Number Of Guns.
Our Supremacy In Artilley Was One Of Our Strongest Point During The Whole Campaign. On The Beachhead We Concentrated Large Number Of Guns.
Our Supremacy In Artilley Was One Of Our Strongest Point During The Whole Campaign. On The Beachhead We Concentrated Large Number Of Guns.
Artist Rudolph Charles von Ripper (American, b. Austria, 1905 - 1960)

Our Supremacy In Artilley Was One Of Our Strongest Point During The Whole Campaign. On The Beachhead We Concentrated Large Number Of Guns.

Date1947
MediumEtching/aquatint
DimensionsSheet: 16 1/2 × 13 3/16 in. (41.9 × 33.5 cm)
Platemark: 9 15/16 × 7 13/16 in. (25.2 × 19.8 cm)
Credit LineGeorgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Michael T. Ricker
Object number2022.183.20
Our Guns Were Pointing North, Our Eyes Were Looking North Toward The Plain Of The Po Valley... We Were Waiting For Spring.. Spring Which Would - And Which Did - Bring The Final Battle, The Big Push North, And The German Defeat.
Our Guns Were Pointing North, Our Eyes Were Looking North Toward The Plain Of The Po Valley... We Were Waiting For Spring.. Spring Which Would - And Which Did - Bring The Final Battle, The Big Push North, And The German Defeat.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
Purple Heart Valley - The Earth Along The Banks Of The Rapido River Was Soaked With The Blood Of Many Of Our Buddies Who Had Given Their Lives During The Crossing.
Purple Heart Valley - The Earth Along The Banks Of The Rapido River Was Soaked With The Blood Of Many Of Our Buddies Who Had Given Their Lives During The Crossing.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
After The Bloody Battle For Monte Pantano We Moved Back Into Line At San Pietro. In The Ruins Of The Town Our Medics Set Up A First Aid Station.
After The Bloody Battle For Monte Pantano We Moved Back Into Line At San Pietro. In The Ruins Of The Town Our Medics Set Up A First Aid Station.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
Our Positions Along The Mussolini Canal In Anzio Were Dug Into The Bank Of The Canal; From There We Looked Over The Flat Pontine Marshes Toward The Enemy On The Hills.
Our Positions Along The Mussolini Canal In Anzio Were Dug Into The Bank Of The Canal; From There We Looked Over The Flat Pontine Marshes Toward The Enemy On The Hills.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
The Little Town Of San Vittore, Our First Obstacle In The Advance Toward Cassino, Was Stubbonly Defended And We Had To Fight From House To House To Clear the Germans Out Of Its Ruins.
The Little Town Of San Vittore, Our First Obstacle In The Advance Toward Cassino, Was Stubbonly Defended And We Had To Fight From House To House To Clear the Germans Out Of Its Ruins.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
To Slow Down Our Advance The Krauts Blew All The Bridges; Within A Few Hours The Engineers Replaced Them With Bailey Bridges. We Crossed The Calore River At Benevento.
To Slow Down Our Advance The Krauts Blew All The Bridges; Within A Few Hours The Engineers Replaced Them With Bailey Bridges. We Crossed The Calore River At Benevento.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
After We Had Been Relieved At Cassino And After A Short Rest Period, We Moved, Mostly On LST's, To The Anzio Beachhead.
After We Had Been Relieved At Cassino And After A Short Rest Period, We Moved, Mostly On LST's, To The Anzio Beachhead.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
At Dawn Our Patrols Went Out To Look For The Enemy, Feel Out His Positions. One Never Knew If Death Were Not Lurking Behind The Walls Of The Wrecked Houses.
At Dawn Our Patrols Went Out To Look For The Enemy, Feel Out His Positions. One Never Knew If Death Were Not Lurking Behind The Walls Of The Wrecked Houses.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
The Olive Trees Were Our Best Friends And Our Worst Enemies; They Gave Us Cover, But Also Protected The Enemy.
The Olive Trees Were Our Best Friends And Our Worst Enemies; They Gave Us Cover, But Also Protected The Enemy.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
On To Rome - After The Breakthrough Some Of Our Units Were Attached To The First Armored Division And Rode On The Tanks Into The Eternal City.
On To Rome - After The Breakthrough Some Of Our Units Were Attached To The First Armored Division And Rode On The Tanks Into The Eternal City.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
The White And Silvery Clouds Of The Smoke Screens On The Anzio Beachhead Helped To Protect Us From The Inquisitve Eyes Of The Germans.
The White And Silvery Clouds Of The Smoke Screens On The Anzio Beachhead Helped To Protect Us From The Inquisitve Eyes Of The Germans.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
From The Mountain Above San Pietro One Could Look Down Upon San Vittore, Cervaro, Cassino - The German Defense Line Blocking The Way To Rome. We Went Into The Attack - The Long And Bloody Battle Of Cassino Was On.
From The Mountain Above San Pietro One Could Look Down Upon San Vittore, Cervaro, Cassino - The German Defense Line Blocking The Way To Rome. We Went Into The Attack - The Long And Bloody Battle Of Cassino Was On.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper
1947
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