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Anzio and Istres
Four photographs and two sketch maps on an album page.
Photo 1 is an aerial view of the beachhead at Anzio, dated Oct 12th 1944.
Sketch map 1 is a route across Sardinia and Corsica to Naples with Anzio and Rome marked.
Photo 2 is a group of men…
Photo 1 is an aerial view of the beachhead at Anzio, dated Oct 12th 1944.
Sketch map 1 is a route across Sardinia and Corsica to Naples with Anzio and Rome marked.
Photo 2 is a group of men…
Four Partisans
Four civilians with Sten Gun and rifles, sitting under a tree. Information supplied with the collection states 'Partisans near Krakow'.
Stirling parachute supply drop
Photo 1 is a Stirling dropping supplies containing arms, ammunition and medical supplies.
Photo 2 is the supplies on parachutes.
Photo 2 is the supplies on parachutes.
Luftpost No. 28, Southern edition, 8th August 1944
The Americans are said to have advanced 250 kilometres in 13 days, reaching the Loire near Nantes and cutting off Brittany. 13,300 German prisoners have been captured and 75,000 German troops cut off. Seven ships were destroyed by the allies. A…
A háború elveszett
The war is lost and Hungarian people must rebel against the Germans and their allies. In order to save their country they have to sabotage transportation, damage industrial plants and factories, resort to strike, walkout and mass demonstration. The…
Statement of A Niccoli about some Allied servicemen
Claims she helped some Allied servicemen giving them food and clothes. For her efforts, she received a certificate of thankfullness and pocket money.
Statement of Maria about some Allied servicemen
Maria claims she helped some allied prisoners of war. She gave them food, shelter, and clothes. Then, when they moved to the mountains, she brought them food. She also showed them the safest places to hide.
Gordon Lett's address
Private address of Major Gordon Lett
List of Allied servicemen
List of six allied servicemen: George Vatten (5502089), George Stirna (5502033), Andrew Barnes (5502396), Arthur A Ridge (5503434), Arhur Stone (14208542), Walter Tolley (3974761).
List of British servicemen and their addresses
List of ten British servicemen: Private James Eldred (6025277), Private John Faulkner (3327632), Corporal Leonard Bray (4392569), Trooper James McCulloch (3312553), Private Robert Ridgewell (6013099), Private James Ross (6022911), Private Brian…
Incomplete letter sent from a British address to a Renata.
The sender is sorry to know that Michele has been found guilty of desertion, expresses gratitude, and states that ‘you and your dear family were the means of saving our lives’.
Memorial to Robert Stott and his crew
Photograph of natural stone memorial with French inscription, recording what happened to the crew of DV 285. Memorial was dedicated 25 June 1994. On the reverse 'Memorial to crew of DV 285 Lancaster, (Aywaille, Belgium)'.
Division headquarters
In a mountain landscape, a modest rural building stands on a ground partially encircled by a fence. Some trees are visible, a second building is in the background. Captioned 'Sede del Comando di Divisione Vruga - Bosco di Rossano il 4-11-1944’.
Expenditure on the construction of the Casoni improvised landing strip
Details the expenditure incurred on the construction of the Casoni improvised air field. Out of the 60,000 Lire budget provided by Major John Henderson, 53,780 Lire was spent.
Postponement of works at the Casoni drop zone
The start of the planned works at the Casoni drop zone has to be postponed to 20 March 1945.
Picchiara air drop zone be reserved for the Allied Mission
Gordon Lett is asking that the Picchiara air drop zone be reserved for the Allied Mission.
Congratulatory message and delivery of six containers of supplies
Congratulatory message to Major Gordon Lett accompanying the delivery of six containers of supplies, intended as a token of gratitude for the help given to Allied prisoners of wars. Mentions positive feedback from servicemen who have crossed the…
Code sheets
Code sheets consisting of standard phrases for guerrilla warfare, followed by codes for inhabited places, mountains and passes.
H R Woodard's operations with 104 Squadron
Brief account of H R Woodard's operations with 104 Squadron from the first on 13 September 1944 until the last on 4 February 1945. Includes reference to misspelling of his surname and names of his regular aircrew. Final operation with LP 549 was to…
Roy Maddock-Lyon's Danish Identity Card and a map of Blockade Runners Flight Path
Item 1 is a Danish Identity card issued to Roy Maddock-Lyon under the name Peter Jensen. It includes a head and shoulders photograph.
Item 2 is a sketch map of Scandanavia and Great Britain with four routes described as 'Blockade Runners'. Captioned…
Item 2 is a sketch map of Scandanavia and Great Britain with four routes described as 'Blockade Runners'. Captioned…
Dr Syrach Larsen, Peter Bredsdorff and S/W Carl of Nesko
Photograph 1 is a half length portrait of a man wearing shirt and tie, seated in a chair, captioned ' Dr Syrach Larsen - Lisa's Father'.
Photograph 2 is a street scene with a curved road, lamp posts and trees, captioned 'The road outside Dr Larsen's…
Photograph 2 is a street scene with a curved road, lamp posts and trees, captioned 'The road outside Dr Larsen's…
Interview with Pietro Cosma
Pietro Cosma (b. 1927) remembers the bombings of Milan and recollects two wartime incidents: the execution of a man in front of his home and Benito Mussolini’s corpse on public display in Piazzale Loreto. He describes wartime hardships: losses;…
Interview with Albino Ristorto
Albino Ristorto (b. 1938) remembers the day he challenged the president of the local partisans’ association, who was reluctant to admit their involvement in the bombing of Dronero. He reports the widely held belief that the partisans asked the…
Interview with Albino Ristorto
Albino Ristorto (b. 1938) remembers the bombing of Dronero in 1944 when he saw a formation of aircraft approaching from the north, coming from Turin (Torino) airport. He describes how one of them made a swooping manoeuvre and mentions how the pilot…
George Reid Williamson reading a newspaper in the Bois de Boulogne
George Reid Williamson dressed in a pinstriped jacket and dark trousers, leaning against a wood and wire fence, whilst reading a newspaper and smoking a cigarette. A wooded area is in the background. On the reverse ‘In the Bois de Boulogne during…