Key Information
Reference code
O'CONNOR 4/3/15
Title
Account, 'Operations in Cyrenaica...', by Lieutenant General Philip Neame, Apr 1941
Date(s)
- 1941 Apr (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
11pp
Scope and content
Narrative by Neame of desert operations, 'Operations in Cyrenaica from 27th Feb 1941 when Lt Gen P Neame assumed command until his capture on 7th April 1941'. Including situation on assuming command; condition and size of British forces in Cyrenaica; requests for reinforcements for defence of Cyrenaica, Mar; detail of the German advance and British withdrawal, Mar-Apr. With sketch map of Cyrenaica. 11pp