Key Information
Reference code
PENNEY 8/15
Title
Report by Penney, 3 Feb 1944, on instances of Allied shelling of Allied forces
Date(s)
- 1944 Feb 3 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1p
Scope and content
Typescript report by Penney to Commanders of 24 Guards Bde, 2 Infantry Bde, and 3 Infantry Bde, entitled 'Short shooting', detailing incidents of Allied shells hitting Allied soldiers (friendly fire), and insisting on future precautions to prevent recurrence. 1p.