Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 4/4/51
Title
Telegram from Robertson to Lieutenant General George Milne, 25 Oct 1916, about the comparative importance of the Balkans and the Western Front
Date(s)
- 1916 Oct 25 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1p
Scope and content
Telegram (R62) from Robertson to temporary Lt Gen George Francis Milne, General Officer Commanding in Chief, British Salonika Force, giving his opinion that, despite the transfer of a further British division to Salonika, Greece, due to French political pressure, the Balkans are of minor strategical importance compared with the Western Front. 1p.