20042 - British Surgeon Reynolds Operationg on Corporal Allen CONTE WORLD WAR II note the captured Bren Gun

note the captured Bren Gun replacing the Italian Light Machine Gun

Although never officially ordained as a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church he became a ‘wandering pilgrim’ who would sometimes preach and take part in leading some church rituals

relieving the valiant defenders and ultimately pushing the Germans east across the Rhine

The ruler himself preferred his Italian nickname which perhaps reflected the centrality of his campaigns in that country during his long reign

1944 at the time of the Invasion of Normandy

20042 - British Surgeon Reynolds Operationg on Corporal Allen CONTE WORLD WAR II note the captured Bren Gun