12 July 1943, Sicily Invasion. American soldiers looking at a dead German pilot and his wrecked plan, perhaps hit by AA fire, near Gela, Sicily. (Signal Corps Photo).  Victor Sierra

Dead German pilot

German soldiers look at the remains of a T-20 Komsomolet tractor artillery. Also  seen are the remains of a Russian soldier who died desperately trying to extricate himself from the burning vessel.
Obrigado-Overlord.


Burned Russian Soldier

Sicily, August 1943. At Catania airfield, by now in the hands of Allied forces, two Australian servicemen look at the body of a dead Italian airman, killed during the Allied shelling and bombing of the airfield. Note in the background two damaged Italian fighter Reggiane Re.2005 &quot;Sagittario&quot;. Victor Sierra