Key Information
Reference code
O'CONNOR 5/2/28
Title
Letter from Brigadier G F Johnson, with related papers, Apr-May 1944, about Exercise Egg
Date(s)
- 1944 Apr 18 - 1944 May 11 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
4pp
Scope and content
Letter from Brig G F Johnson at HQ, 32 Guards Bde enclosing sketch of dispositions of guns and company areas at Sledmere during Exercise EGG. With letter from Maj J A R Freeland, General Staff Officer 2 (Operations) commenting on factors affecting the layout of a Firm Base formed by the Lorried Infantry of an Armoured Div; and reply to Johnson, commenting on principles of anti-tank layout in the Firm Base. 4pp