Item DAVIDSON, FHN 4/2/2 - Briefing maps prepared for the royal family, Jul 1943

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 in Jul 1943 to illustrate the progresss of the war. Maps for 1943 visit are 'Sicily', OR 5326, scale 1:750,000,000 showing the strengths and dispositions of Axis forces on 9th July 43; 'South East Sicily', OR 5833, scale 1:500,000 showing the Sicily assault plan, Operation HUSKY; 'Sicily' (as before) from assaults (10 Jul) to capture of Palermo (22 Jul) and position 28 Jul; 'Sicily', (as before) situation 26 Jul; 'South Russia', OR 5788, scale 1:2,000,000 illustrating the winter offensive 1942; 'Russia, Leningrad - Crimea', OR 5808, scale 1:4,000,000, illustrating operations between 25 Feb (maximum Russian advance in the Donetz basin) and 25 Mar (stabilisation after German recapture of Kharkov); 'Russia' (as before), marked as 'Cabinet map 26 Jul 1943', illustrates position of the German front line, location of German forces and Russian thrusts in Jul 1943; 'Tunisia', OR 5811, scale 1:350,000, illustrating the period 14 Feb (enemy attack against Americans from Faid) to immediately before final battle for Tunisian tip; 'Central Tunisia' (Gabès area) OR 5819, scale 1:650,000, 'secret map D', illustrating the Battle of Mareth; 'Tunis area', OR 5781, scale 1:500,000; 'Tunis area', OR 5781, 'secret map E', dispositions before final battle for Tunisian tip; 'Southern Tunisia & Tripolitania', OR 5799, scale 1:2000,000, 'secret map A' showing position on 23 Jan 43 the day British forces occupied Tripoli'; 'Tunisia', OR 5811, scale 1:350,000, 'secret map B' showing position in Tunisia at end of Jan; 'Tunisia', OR 5811, scale 1:350,000, 'secret map C' showing position on 19 Mar before Battle of Mareth; Duplicates of 'D' and 'E'. With printed notes on Battle of Tunisia; 1 file