Key Information
Reference code
COOPER, F 10/2/18
Title
Account of service with the KRRC in Italy and Austria, 1945
Date(s)
- 1999 Jun (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
10pp
Scope and content
Memoir 'Return to Thalenstein: North Italy and Schloss Thalenstein, Carinthia, 1945' by J P Waterfield, 1 Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, detailing the activities of the Battalion from April to June 1945 including crossing the Po river and proceeding into Austria, disarming surrendering German and Cossack troops, and dealing with Communist Partisans attempting to seize the Carinthia region of Austria for Yugoslavia. 10pp.
General Information
Name of creator
Repository
Language of material
Script of material
Existence and location of originals
The originals of the copy photographs of the Falklands War (Cooper 15/1/2) are held at the Imperial War Museum.