Private Papers of H H Kassman – Double Airgraph from Kassman to Mother, July 15, 1943
Date:
15.07.1943
Location:
אלכסנדריה, סיציליה
Personality:
H. Henry Kassman
Organization:
הצבא הבריטי
Archive:
Imperial War Museum (IWM)
Folder Number:
Gunner HH Kassman 4-8.1943
Description
Page 11: Double airgraph to mother. Description of Kassman’s four-day leave in Alexandria, including local attitude toward soldiers. Mention of “the news from Sicily” – see contextual extract on page 12, included by compiler.
Page 12: Extract on the Allied invasion of Sicily from Wikipedia. Refers to Operation Husky, a major WWII campaign lasting from July 9-August 17, 1943. No date provided.
