Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 4/6/3
Title
Paper by Robertson, 29 Jul 1917, on the situation in Russia and its impact on Allied planning
Date(s)
- 1917 Jul 29 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
9pp
Scope and content
Paper by Robertson for the War Council on the present military situation in Russia, and its effect on future Allied plans following a large scale Russian retreat on the Eastern Front, advising that pressure be brought to bear on the Germans on the Western Front to prevent them moving divisions to the East, and that commitments in secondary theatres should be scaled down, especially with regard to the Balkans and Salonika, Greece. 9pp.