Interview with Richard Nugent O'Connor

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British officer commanded Peshawar Bde in India, 1936-1938; served as Military Governor in Jerusalem, Palestine, 1938-1939; commanded Western Desert Force in Egypt and Libya, 1940-1941

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REEL 1 Recollections of the planning and conduct of the First Libyan Campaign as commander of Western Desert Force in Egypt and Libya, 1940-1941: reaction to being appointed to command Western Desert Force; initial instructions from General Henry Wilson; impressions of 4th Indian Infantry Div and 7th Armoured Div; role in planning a five day raid against Italian forces; dealing with General Archibald Wavell's orders to exploit any advantage of the raid. REEL 2 Continues: degree of security for the operation; rehearsal for attacks on Italian Tenth Army camps at Nebeiwa and Tummar, Egypt; role of divisional staffs in successful advance to Italian lines; method of controlling armoured forces under his command; question of influence of Basil Liddell Hart's writings; control of supplies. REEL 3 Continues: tactics employed at Sidi Barrani, Egypt and against other defended forts; tactics employed against strongly defended ports at Bardia and Tobruk, Libya; tactics employed for attack at Beda Fomm; reaction to implications of removal of 4th Indian Infantry Div from Western Desert Force; problems encountered with the removal of 4th Indian Infantry Div and replacing it with 6th Australian Infantry Div; question of campaign in Western Desert being a minor campaign. REEL 4 Continues: gradual erosion of the armoured force; comparison of Italian defence of Bardia and Tobruk, Libya; estimation of role and efficiency of Italian Tenth Army; opinion of Italian forces; importance of well trained troops; conditions for British forces in Libya; question of potential advance to Tripoli, Libya; question of General Archibald Wavell's awareness of ease with which Tripoli, Libya could have been taken; effect of operations in Greece on Libyan campaign. REEL 5 Continues: question of temptation to drive on to Tripoli; British command structure in North Africa; problems occurring from the command structure; changes in command structure visits from General Archibald Wavell; impressions of General Archibald Wavell. REEL 6 Continues: reasons for the defeat of Italian forces in Libya; role of Italian Tenth Army at Nibeiwa, Egypt. Aspects of operations as Military Governor in Jerusalem, Palestine, 1938-1939: instigation of plan to retake the Old City from the hands of insurgents; method of stopping insurgent attacks on railways, road transport and Navy, Army and Air Force Institute (NAAFI). Aspects of operations as commander of Peshawar Bde in India, 1936-1938: organisation of training exercises. REEL 7 Continues: technique for advancing up valleys. Recollections of the planning and conduct of the First Libyan Campaign as commander of Western Desert Force in Egypt and Libya, 1940-1941: question of frequency that senior officers should visit the front; reaction to taking up position at General Officer Commanding (GOC) Egypt, 2/1941; administrative role in Egypt; method of conducting operations in Western Desert; impressions of taking responsibility for command and casualties. REEL 8 Continues: question of the loneliness of command; importance of the success of the First Libyan campaign; effect on British morale of success of the campaign; question of public perception of his role; tactics employed during campaign; role of 7th Armoured Div; opinion of Major-General Percy Hobart.

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1945-1989 (production), Interwar (content), Second World War (content), Second World War (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Lance, David G (Recorder)
O'Connor, Richard Nugent (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1974-05-20
Dimensions: whole: Duration 110, Number Of Items 8
Catalogue number: 12

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