Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/7/64
Title
Letter from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 28 Oct 1917, about the risks of moving troops from the Western Front to the Italian Front
Date(s)
- 1917 Oct 28 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
4pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, on the disadvantages to operations on the Western Front which could follow from the proposed transfer of a force of six divisions to Italy in order to combat the Austro-German Caporetto offensive, and the dangers of attaching British troops to a demoralised Italian Army. 4pp.