https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/999/11877/isrlaspezia_AMb4f1_300.2.jpg ae93d0e6ee5e59824619a3eb5dcc02fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lett, Gordon Gordon Lett Ernest Gordon Appleford Lett E G A Lett Description An account of the resource 56 items. The collection concerns Major Ernest Gordon Appleford Lett, DSO (1910-1989, 50112), a British Army officer and partisan leader in Italy. He was taken prisoner after the fall of Tobruk and detained in different camps in Italy. After the September 1943 armistice, rather than re-joining Allied forces, he took to the mountains and established contacts with Resistance forces active in the Apennines between Liguria and Toscana. Lett founded and led the Battaglione Internazionale, a multinational unit that successfully engaged Black Brigades and German units. Later, when reliable lines of communication were secured, supplies were dropped by air and the Battaglione was supplemented by Special Operations Executive personnel. Gordon Lett was relieved by Major John Henderson in March 1945. After the war, Lett was awarded the DSO and received the Medaglia Argento al valor militare. The collection consists of a selection of Gordon Lett's papers and official correspondence with key figures of the local Resistance movement. They include Colonnello Mario Fontana (‘Cossu’, or ‘Turchi’), Comandante Luciano Scotti (‘Vittorio’ or ‘Gonzaga’), Commissario Politico Anselmo Corsini ('Ambrosio', or ‘Max’) and Mario Fortelli, a lawyer acting as liaison officer with the local Allied Military Mission. Documents consist of military assessments, notes on air drops, a ciphers book, a draft of a radio message sent via clandestine radio operators, and a request for tactical bombing. The collection contains notes on an aircraft crash, the military funeral and the subsequent burial of the aircrew. A specific subset includes correspondence, plans and reports about the construction of an improvised landing strip for Allied aircraft operating behind enemy lines. All documents were deposited at the La Spezia City Council and then re-housed in 1972 at the Istituto spezzino per la Storia della Resistenza e dell’Età Contemporanea, where they have been preserved ever since. The selection published here has been curated by Tiziano Vernazza. Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Issues delaying the delivery schedule of the Casoni improvised landing strip Comandante Luciano Scotti states that works are underway at the Casoni improvised landing strip despite the lack of suitable tools. Claims that the Allied Mission haven't sent supplies. This report is in the Italian language. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy Italy--Zeri Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Correspondence Language A language of the resource ita Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant British Army Civilian Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Description An account of the resource Comandante Luciano Scotti states that works are underway at the Casoni improvised landing strip despite the lack of suitable tools. Claims that the Allied Mission haven't sent supplies. Title A name given to the resource Issues delaying the delivery schedule of the Casoni improvised landing strip Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Italy. Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale. I Divisione Liguria Luciano Scotti Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-03-29 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-03-29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One-page typewritten note Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is property of the Istituto spezzino per la Storia della Resistenza e dell’Età Contemporanea which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. It has been published here ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context isrlaspezia AMb4f1 300 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Bloomfield Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending text-based transcription. Other languages than English Resistance