Item GRAHAM, MWAP 2/3 - Diary, 28 Dec 1943 – 14 Jan 1945

Manuscript diary of service as Major General Administration (MGA), 21 Army Group, including: his formal appointment as MGA, Jan 1944; planning, Jan-May 1944, for the Allied invasion of North West Europe; the wedding of his son, Clyde, May 1944; D Day, 6 Jun 1944; a visit to Normandy, 11-13 Jun 1944 to inspect the progress of the Allied invasion; the discovery of a hidden German sniper close to FM Sir Bernard Montgomery’s caravan, 12 Jun; the varying progress of the Allied invasion, Jun-Dec 1944; problematic relations between Montgomery and Gen Dwight D Eisenhower, Sep-Nov 1944; a report that his son, Clyde, was missing in action, 25 Sep 1944; the ill-health of Maj Gen Francis de Guingand, Jan 1945. Written in a Stationery Office printed notebook.