Item DAVIDSON, FHN 4/2/1 - Briefing maps prepared for the royal family, Dec 1942

Maps prepared for Davidson as Director of Military Intelligence for visits to to Queen Mary, Mother of George VI, King of Great Britain and Ireland at Trowbridge and Badminton 11&12 Dec 1942 to illustrate the progresss of the war. Maps for 1942 visit are of 'Western USSR', GSOR 5462 illustrating the progress of the Axis forces Jul-Oct 1941; 'South West USSR', OR 5742, showing the extent of the Axis forces advance 1941-1942; 'North West Africa', OR 5747, scale 1:5,300,000 'Operations in French North Africa, situation known at 0400 hrs 10 Dec 1942', illustrating concentration of Allied forces; 'Tunisia - situation as known at 0400 hrs 8 Dec 1942 covering operations up to 1200 hrs 6 Dec 1942', OR 8770, scale 1:1,000,000, showing positions of British, American, French, German and Italian forces; 'Libya', 1939, scale 1:6,000,000 with extract marked to show troop movements on the coast; 'Russia and Caucasus', OR 5726 and OR 5518, scale 1:4,000,000 illustrating the positions of Axis forces and the position of Russian thrusts Nov-Dec 1942; 'Stalingrad area', OR 5775, scale 1:1,000,000 showing positions of the German front line and Russian thrusts Nov-Dec 1942; 'Australia and New Zealand', OR5641 scale 1: 23,000,000 and detail of the Pacific islands (no scale shown) marked 10 Dec 1942. With notes on Japanese strategy; Libya and the Australian attack at the Battle of El Alamein, Oct-Nov 1942; correspondence relating to arrangements for Davidson's visit to Trowbridge and Badminton; typescript paper entitled, 'Annex to War Office weekly Intelligence Summary no. 173, 10 Dec 1942, General review of recent events in Axis Europe with reference to the present position in Russia and North Africa'; typescript paper entitled,'Section 6 - French North Africa, Allied Operations'. 1 file