Orders_1_Maj-Gen_W.H._Anderson_WO-95-169-7

Published March 31, 2017 at 2478 × 3982 in Orders_1_Maj-Gen_W.H._Anderson_WO-95-169-7
Two pages of typed, mimeographed orders outlining the target, the armies involved, the date and time of attack (“Day Z”), the use of artillery, the use of deceptive tactics to hide extent of power, contingency plans surrounding withdrawal of German troops prior to Day Z and the location of the Advanced First Army Headquarters on April 4th.

First Army Order No. 101 [for the attack on Vimy Ridge] signed by Major-General W.H. Anderson, March 26, 1917. (The National Archives, WO 95/169/7)

Two pages of typed, mimeographed orders outlining the target, the armies involved, the date and time of attack (“Day Z”), the use of artillery, the use of deceptive tactics to hide extent of power, contingency plans surrounding withdrawal of German troops prior to Day Z and the location of the Advanced First Army Headquarters on April 4th.

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