Key Information
Reference code
PENNEY 16/20
Title
Letter from Penney to Brigadier Douglas Renny, 8 Feb 1956, about writing the history of 1 Infantry Division at Anzio
Date(s)
- 1956 Feb 8 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
3pp
Scope and content
Typescript letter from Penney to Brig G Douglas Renny, Headquarters, 2 Infantry Bde, Bulford, Wiltshire, discussing the work of Penney and Maj Gen Joseph Montague Sabine Pasley on a history of 1 Infantry Div's involvement in the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy, and details on the Allied response to the German counter-attack after the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy. 3pp.