Key Information
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Title
Date(s)
- 1941 Dec 31 - 1942 Apr 17 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
77pp
Scope and content
Manuscript diary of Capt R Guy Turrall, Special Operations Executive (SOE) Field Operative, during an unsuccessful mission to sabotage enemy shipping in harbours on Crete, including his sailing from Alexandria, Egypt, in HM Trident class Submarine TORBAY; landing with Capt Alexander W 'Xan' Fielding on south coast of central Crete; liaison with Capt the Hon Christopher Montague Woodhouse, commanding SOE on Crete, and Greek Col Papadakis; travelling through central Crete to meet Cretan Communist leader General Mandakas; the abandoning of Turrall's mission and his travels with guerrilla leader Georgis Petrakageorgis in the Idhi Oros mountain range to evade German forces; his return to the south coast of Crete for embarkation to Alexandria. 77pp