40 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff

1 July 1917 - 31 May 1918 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2593)

990 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Full colour facsimile reprint of the original First World War, War Office war diary of the Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff, 40th Division, covering July 1917 to May 1918 across 970 pages. It names 28 places across 41 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries five casualty and personnel returns, 213 reports, narratives and plans, 84 Operation Orders, five defence schemes, nine appendices, fifteen maps and four diagrams. Among the papers are: Examination of wounded Prisoner of 107 Pioneer Company, 54 Division; Casualties; List of Total casualties Incurred during Battle from 21-3-18 Amended to Date; Artillery Table of Tasks for raid by 119th Infantry Brigade; Prefred raid by 11/Bn. Lanc. R. 120 Bde 40 Div; Lessons Learnt from the Fighting in and about Bourlon Wood and Village, November; 296th Brigade R.F.A. Intelligence Summary 12 Noon 25:7:17 to 12 Noon; 40th Division Intelligence Summary 24 Hours Ending 6 A.M. 1st July, 1917; 40th Division Intelligence Summary; Annexe to 40th Division Intelligence Summary No. 126 from Army Summary of 2nd July, 1917; 40th Divisional Intelligence Summary, 24 Hrs Ending 6 a.m. 2nd August, 1917; Intelligence Summaries. Appendix No. 15.The diary opens at Manancourt on 1 July 1917. 1917 is spent at Sorel-Le-Grand, Fosseux, Gomiecourt, Lucheux and Manancourt. 1918 at Behagnies, St. Omer, Gomiecourt, Basseux and Wizernes. It closes at St. Omer on 31 May 1918. Sorel-Le-Grand is where it spent longest, 89 days across four separate stays, including a single unbroken stay of 31.In 1917 it is also recorded at Lucneux, Achiet-Le-Petit, Haplincourt, Beaumitz, Havrincourt, Neuville, Basseux, Behagnies and 40th Division Intelligence Summary No. 20. In 1918 it is also recorded at Hamelincourt, Bucquoy, Monchy Au Bois, Habarcq, Lucheux, Chelers, Merville, Croix Du Bac, Au Souver-Ain and Renescure.

• Reihe: War Diaries - Facsimile Reprints of Official War Office WO95 Documents
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte Besondere Kriege und militärische Feldzüge Erster Weltkrieg
• ISBN: 9781474525633
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press