Record of visits to France and Belgium made by Lieutenant-General Sir Otto Marling Lund. Photocopy., 1940-05 - 1940-06
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises a wide variety of material from a number of different sources which have been deemed too small to be considered individual collections in their own right and have been grouped together under the heading "miscellaneous". Subjects covered include First and Second World Wars, the Falklands Campaign, and recollections of Sir Winston Churchill.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-05 - 1940-06
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Some material within the collection is closed to researchers.
Biographical / Historical
Lieutenant-General Sir Otto Marling Lund became Aide-de-Camp to Lord Rawlinson after World War I, becoming a brigade major for the 2nd Infantry Brigade in 1928. During World War II he was briefly Deputy Director of Operations at the War Office before becoming Major General Royal Artillery for the Home Forces and then Major General Royal Artillery for 21st Army Group.
He was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Anti-Aircraft Command in 1946 and retired in 1948.
He died in 1956, aged 64
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2002-06-24 15:29:39+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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