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Operation Husky (1943)

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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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
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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.