(Untitled), 11 Jan 1942
Scope and Contents
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, asking how the retreat and escape of General Erwin Rommel's Italian troops affects "Acrobat" and also "Gymnast" and "Super-Gymnast" [codenames for an operation against Tripoli, Libya, the plans for the British occupation of North West Africa and a combined landing by British and United States forces].
Dates
- 11 Jan 1942
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
T 41/2
Repository Details
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