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LETHBRIDGE, Maj Gen John Sydney (1897-1961)
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220 Mission final report', vol 1, Apr 1944, on the resources, tactics and training necessary for the defeat of the Japanese, part 1, Introduction, part 2, 'Navy' and part 3, 'Army'

220 Mission Final Report', typescript, volume 1, drawing on evidence collected from visits to the USA, Canada, Panama, the Hawaiian Islands, New Caledonia, the New Hebrides, the Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, India and Burma, China and Ceylon. Volume consists of part 1 'Introduction', including summary description of the climate, geography and character of the enemy and of the conclusions of the report; part 2 'Navy' and part 3 'Army', including organisation, tactics, training, deployment of armoured corps, artillery and infantry, electrical and mechanical engineers to allow forces to function in an undeveloped area, modifications to communication systems to render them suitable for a jungle environment, recommendation for research on and preparation for use of chemical warfare, recommendation for the use of simulated sounds of troops and vehicles as a psychological weapon, methods for deception and camouflage, personal equipment, vehicles and animals for jungle warfare and details of necessary operational administration. With photographs of cable laying and uniform; diagrams of equipment, transport of pack animals and camouflage techniques; maps showing route of the mission; statistical tables and charts. 1 volume.

220 Mission final report', vol 2, Apr 1944, part 4, 'Air', part 5, 'Combined operations' and part 6, 'Medical services'

220 Mission Final Report', typescript, volume 2, drawing on evidence collected from visits to the USA, Canada, Panama, the Hawaiian Islands, New Caledonia, the New Hebrides, the Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, India and Burma, China and Ceylon. Volume consists of part 4 'Air', including chapters on air transport, the naval air service, airborne troops, air support, tactical and artillery reconnaissance, air operations and intercommunication aircraft; part 5 'Combined operations' including analysis of previous and recommendations for future combined naval and armed forces operations; part 6 'Medical Services', on minimising loss from tropical disease, especially malaria. With diagrams of equipment, latrines and modifications to be made to a glider to allow the transport of mules and bullocks; statistical tables and charts. 1 volume.

Album of official photographs, 1943, to accompany the final report of 220 Mission, showing Australian troops in jungle warfare

Album of official photographs (captioned on reverse) assembled to accompany report, showing Australian troops engaged in jungle warfare with Japanese and of Lethbridge conducting the mission, Papua New Guinea. 1 volume. (Please note: these photographs are with one exception different to the photographic slides, ref. Lethbridge 1/5)

LETHBRIDGE, Maj Gen John Sydney (1897-1961)

LETHBRIDGE, Maj Gen John Sydney (1897-1961)

  • LETHBRIDGE
  • Collection
  • 1939-1961

Papers chiefly related to Lethbridge's service in the Second World War, 1943-1948 and the Control Commission, 1945-1948. Typescript report, photographs, glass photographic slides and correspondence relating to 220 Lethbridge Mission to the USA, India, South West Pacific and Australia to study tactics and equipment required to defeat Japan in the Far East, 1943-1944. Photographs, including album of Australian troops in action with Japanese, Papua New Guinea, 1943, with related publications, notably War in New Guinea (Department of Information, Australia, 1943) and The Australasians [27 Nov 1943], with profile of Lethbridge. Papers relating to Lethbridge's service as Chief of Staff, 14 Army, Burma, 1944-1945, including printed chart of the planned phases of the Burma campaign, 1944; letters home, Aug 1944-Jun 1945; personal letter from Gen Sir William Joseph Slim, Commander in Chief, Allied Land Forces, South East Asia, to Lethbridge, 26 Sep 1945; typescript operational and administrative notes on the Burma campaign, 1945; portrait photographs, including Gen Slim [1945]; typescript administrative memoranda, 1945; edition ofCampaign in Burma (Central Office of Information, London, 1946). Papers relating to Control Commission for Germany, 1945-1948, including photocopies of Hitler's last will and testament, with copies of translations, 1945; Lethbridge's notes on evidence for Hitler's death, 1945; Hitler's signed Christmas card [1944]; press cuttings relating to defeat of plot by former SS officers, 1947; two UK Government papers on anglo-German relations and on conditions in Germany (HMSO, London, 1939); photograph album of pre-war Berlin, with notes on post war condition [1946]. Photographs and press cuttings relating to the opening of the Civil Defence College, Sunningdale, Berkshire, 1950; photographs relating to Civil Defence exercise, Bristol, 1956. Obituary for Lethbridge, reprinted from The Royal Engineers Journal [1961].

Lethbridge, John Sydney, 1897-1961, Major General

Letter of congratulation from Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese to Lethbridge, Jun 1945, and letter from General Sir William Slim, Sep 1945, about East Asia after the Japanese surrender

Letter of congratulation to Lethbridge on his appointment as Major General from Lt-Gen Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, 10 Jun 1945; personal letter from Gen Sir William Joseph Slim, Commander in Chief, Allied Land Forces, South East Asia, describing situation in Far East after Japanese surrender, 26 Sep 1945. 2 items.

Letters of congratulation to Lethbridge, Jan 1946, on his being awarded the CB

Letters of congratulation to Lethbridge on his being made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB), from Gen Slim, 21 Jan 1946, R Adm Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas) Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 24 Jan 1946 and Lt Gen Brian Hubert Robertson, first Baron Robertson of Oakridge, 29 Jan 1946. 3 items.

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