Key Information
Reference code
PENNEY 8/10
Title
Extracts from Penney's diary, 20 Jan 1944, on the preparedness of Allied troops for the imminent landings
Date(s)
- 1944 Jan 20 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
3pp
Scope and content
Typescript extracts from diary by Penney, aboard Headquarters ship HMS BULOLO, Naples, Italy on eve of Anzio landings, Italy, expressing optimism in British and American troops, and believing the Germans are unaware of the attack. 3pp.