52 DIVISION Headquarters, Branches and Services General Staff

1 April 1918 - 30 April 1919 (First World War, War Diary, WO95/2889)

678 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, 52nd Division, covering April 1918 to April 1919 across 665 pages. It names 33 places across 41 dated entries.Alongside the daily entries the volume carries twenty-four reports, narratives and plans, 64 Operation Orders, eight defence schemes, six appendices, 35 maps and six diagrams. Among the papers are: Report on operations of 52nd (Lowland) Division from Midday, 20th August, 1918; Appendix III. Tactical Lessons, &c; 52nd (Lowland) Division. report on Operations. From:- 7th September, 1918, To:- 7th; Annexe to 52nd Divisional Intelligence Summary No. 33. report of Day O.P., 1/6th H.L.I; Amendment and Addenda to 52nd Division order No. 102; Amendment to 52nd Division order No. 103 of 7/5/18; Report on Day Post established at T.28/d.8.4. night 4th/5th June, 1918.; Move Table to Accompany 52nd Division order No. 117; Table of Reliefs & Moves, referred to in 52nd Division order No. 118; Subject: "Robin" Gas Attack.; Provisional defence Instructions. Left Sector, XVII Corps.; Warning Order..The diary opens at Jaffa on 1 April 1918. 1918 is spent at Chateau D'Acq, Aire, Chateau de la Bruyere Nimy, Croissilles and Maroeuil. 1919 at Ch de la Bruyere Nimy, Soignies, Chateau De La Bruyere Nr Mons and Ch. Bruyere Nimy. It closes at Soignies on 30 April 1919. Chateau D'Acq is where it spent longest, 55 days across three separate stays and the longest it stayed anywhere without moving was 37 days at Soignies.Trench and battlefield features named in the diary include Chateau D'Acq, Chateau de la Bruyere Nimy, Chateau Maison Blanche and Cantaing Mill.In 1918 it is also recorded at Surafend, Alexandria, Marseilles, Rail, Rue, Pernes, Villers Chatel, Hermaville, Brettencourt and Blaireville.

• 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: 9781474528917
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.12.2015
• Größe: 297 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press