Winston Churchill discussing the battle situation in Italy with the Commander of the Eighth Army, Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese (left) and the Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean, General Sir Harold Alexander, 26 August 1944. Ships the springbok mascot of the

the springbok mascot of the 4th South African Regiment

Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vbs of No 417 Squadron

left to right: the Secretary to the Chiefs of Staffs Committee

one of the bridges over the River Arno destroyed by the Germans before evacuating Florence on 11 August 1944

Winston Churchill discussing the battle situation in Italy with the Commander of the Eighth Army, Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese (left) and the Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean, General Sir Harold Alexander, 26 August 1944. Ships the springbok mascot of theThe Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Winston Churchill, MP, discussing the battle situation with the Commander of the Eighth Army, Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese (left) and the Supreme Allied Commander of the Mediterranean, General Sir Harold Alexander, at