Key Information
Reference code
MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD 7/22/1
Title
War diary for 4 Army, Western Front, May 1918
Date(s)
- 1918 May 1 - 1918 May 31 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
War diary of 4 Army, British Armies in France compiled by Montgomery as Chief of General Staff, 4 Army, for the period 1-31 May 1918, summarising operations of 4 Army, also including weekly reports on German gas shelling of 4 Army front; report by Montomery-Massingberd on fighting on the Rheims and Soissons front, and lessons to be drawn on this regarding the uses of Artillery; and also including summaries of artillery usage and the transfer of units to and from 4 Army. 1 file.