(Untitled), 03 Jan 1944

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/179/22

Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC [Marrakesh, Morocco] to the Chief of Imperial General Staff [General Sir Alan Brooke, later Lord Alanbrooke of Brookeborough] requesting he pass a message to Field Marshal Sir John Dill [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] asking him to appeal to the United States Chiefs of Staff for the 504th American Parachute Brigade to be retained for Shingle [Allied amphibious operations at Anzio, Italy]. Marked: "From Sextant".

Dates

Creation: 03 Jan 1944

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