Key Information
Reference code
ALLFREY 4/5
Title
Speech by Lt Gen Sir Miles Dempsey, Apr 1944, on the use of tanks
Date(s)
- 1944 Apr 9 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
14pp
Scope and content
Text of an address to senior officers of 13 Corps at Venafro, by Lt Gen Miles Christopher Dempsey, mainly concerning cooperation between the infantry and tanks, and including various methods of attack and support; use of tanks in village fighting; methods of clearing routes for tanks through minefields; river crossings and traffic control. 14pp.