Key Information
Reference code
PRENTICE & WICKSTEAD 1/1
Title
Field book kept by Prentice, [Mar-May] 1942, Middle East Command General Headquarters, Cairo
Date(s)
- 1942 [Mar] - 1942 [May] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 item
Scope and content
Maj Ronald R Prentice's field book while stationed at General Headquarters, Middle East Command, Cairo, Egypt, 1942, containing notes describing the Allied military situation in Iraq, Jerusalem and Haifa, Palestine, and notes relating to Long Range Desert Group operations in the Western Desert, April 1942, including mention of the work of 'Count' László Almásy (Laszlo Almasy) as a German guide during Operation SALAAM, the German espionage mission from Libya through Allied lines, 1942. 1 item.
General Information
Name of creator
(1913-1980)
Name of creator
(1913-1989)