Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/6/39
Title
Letter from General Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 21 May 1916, about the Balkans
Date(s)
- 1916 May 21 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
2pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, giving his opinion on a proposed Balkan offensive from Salonika, Greece, namely that difficulties of shipping, and the need to concentrate resources on the Western Front, make it impractical. 2pp.