Operation Avalanche (1943)
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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HMS Mauritius: later papers and correspondence , 1957 - 1984
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WDVS 5/6
Scope and Contents
Includes: correspondence with former crew members; note by Davis on the ship's chaplain; diary account by a former crew member of the invasion of Italy at Salerno, September 1943.
Dates:
1957 - 1984
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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HMS Mauritius: reports etc, 1940 - 1945
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WDVS 5/1
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: an attack on a German convoy off La Rochelle [France], led by HMS Mauritius, Aug 1944; Operation Neptune [the D-Day landings], June 1944; how the war was run and the future conduct of the war after the capture of Sicily; the Allied landings in Sicily [Operation Husky], July 1943, Operation Baytown (landings on the Italian mainland] and Operation Avalanche (landings at Salerno), Sept 1943; flaws in strategy in the Mediterranean and Italy; Mauritius's ship's company; concerns...
Dates:
1940 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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HMS Mauritius: speeches and talks , 1943 - 1944, 1965 - 1988
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WDVS 5/2
Scope and Contents
Speeches etc from when Davis was captain of HMS Mauritius, on subjects including: Mauritius's part in the D-Day landings; implications for the ship of the landings at Anzio and Salerno [Italy]; Mauritius's attachment to the Mediterranean Fleet; the invasion of Sicily. Also includes an article on the scrapping of HMS Mauritius.
Dates:
1943 - 1944; 1965 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Mediterranean operations, Oct-Dec 1943, 1950-08 - 1960-08
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/ROSK 5/105
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence with Admiral Sir Geoffrey Oliver on Operation Avalanche, Salerno [Italy], Sep 1943.
Dates:
1950-08 - 1960-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Series
Second World War, 1943 - 1966
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/OLVR 3
Scope and Contents
Mainly comprises material relating to Operation Avalanche, the code name for the Allied landings at Salerno, Italy.
Dates:
1943 - 1966
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.