Sunday, 30 July 1944
Transcriber's Notes
Sport as Diplomacy (The Chieti Soccer Match):
Legacy of the Baltimore (Statistical Summary):
Ordnance Dropped:
13,946 x 250 lb bombs
6,019 x 500 lb bombs
6,897 A/P (Anti-Personnel) bombs
2,258 Incendiary bombs
Command Validation:
Abbreviations:
Formatting:
Document Context (The "Brief History"):
Origins (East Africa Campaign):
Deployment to Egypt (The Desert War):
First Combat & Casualties:
The Baltimore Conversion (The "Weary Months"):
Abbreviations:
The Retreat to El Alamein (Summer 1942):
Enter the Baltimore (October 1942):
The Battle of El Alamein:
Reconnaissance Scoop (Rommel's Retreat):
Abbreviations:
The Pursuit of Rommel (Libya to Tunisia):
Tactical Shift (Night Operations):
Battle of the Mareth Line:
Tragedy and Victory in Tunisia:
VIP Visits (Churchill & The King):
Tactical Evolution:
Abbreviations:
The Trapani Disaster:
Island Hopping (Malta & Sicily):
Invasion of Italy (Foggia):
Heroism and Awards:
Winter War (Biferno & Cassino):
Full Circle (The End of the Document):
Abbreviations:
Statistical Epitaph (The Baltimore Era):
Roll of Honour (Awards):
Command Succession:
Signatories:
Abbreviations:
AIR 27/270 · The National Archives