Dambusters

GENERAL SIR HENRY MAITLAND WILSON, THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, MEDITERRANEAN THEATRE, VISITS THE ITALIAN FRONT

0

IWM Non Commercial Licence

The media for this item are free to reuse for non-commercial purposes under the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Video, sound and images can be embedded with the code we offer here, and images can also be downloaded.

By downloading any images or embedding any media, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is: © IWM (TR 1760)

  • Download this item

    Embed HTML

    Embed BBCode
Catalogue number
  • TR 1760
Part of
Production date
1944-04-30
Subject period
Alternative Names
  • object category: Colour
Creator
Category
photographs

License Image

Buy a Print

This item is available to share and reuse under the terms of the IWM Non Commercial Licence.

Object description

General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theatre, discusses the battle situation, using a map spread on the bonnet of his car, with the Commander of the Eighth Army, Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese, at Eighth Army Battle Headquarters in the Mignano area. The car carries the flags of Britain, the United States, and Poland.

Label

General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre (right), in discussion with the Eighth Army Commander, Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese, near Mignano in Italy, 30 April 1944.

Associated people and organisations

Associated places

Associated events

Associated themes

Associated keywords

Comments (0)

Comments are the user's own and in no-way express the opinion of the IWM. Read our community policy for more details.

Add a comment

Add a comment

Please stay polite and on-topic: