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Title
Date(s)
- 1943 Jan 3 - 1943 May 28 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 vol
Scope and content
Personal diary of the Tunisian Campaign, giving a detailed day-to-day account of the campaign as experienced by 5 Corps in northern Tunisia, including the early push by 1 Army on Tunis and Bizerta; counter attacks by the 5 Panzer Army under German Col Gen Hans-Jurgen Theodor Von Arnim; the effects of Von Arnim's Operation OXHEAD; communications with the French and US armies; Allfrey's working and social relations with officers; descriptions of tactics and troop deployment; a detailed account of the final days of the campaign, including the clearing of Tunis and the surrender of Von Arnim to Allfrey. The diary is typed and appears to have been collated from various personal and official sources at a later date. Includes printed map of area. 1 vol.