Alt_Ref_No | R Lib |
Ref No | 578-K/5/5/3 |
Title | Operations in Norway April 1940-May 1940 |
Description | Folder of instructions issued by the War Office for the Norwegian Campaign; other instructions, orders, notes, reports, intelligence summary and outline plan for withdrawal from Norway. |
Date | 1940 |
Notes | The Hallamshire Battalion landed at Namsos, Norway, 14 Apr 1940, and were evacuated on 2 May 1940 on H.M.S. Afridi. Thirteen members of the Battalion died when the Afridi was sank by an air attack as it left Norway. |
Extent | 40 items |
Access Status | Open |
Term | Second World War (1939-1945) |