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Dalziel, Gordon McDonald, 1920-2000 :Photographic record of tour of Europe, July 1945
- Date
- 10-16 July 1945
- By
- Dalziel, Gordon McDonald, 1920-2000
- Reference
- PA-Group-00066
- Description
Albums of photographs taken by Captain Gordon McDonald Dalziel, 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, during an unofficial tour of Europe by army truck. Accompanied by "Paddy" Paddison, Jack Larney, Jack Bradstreet, Frank Underhay and "Bos"; Dalziel left Trieste 11 July 1945 and drove north through Austria, west across Germany to Strasbourg, south through France to Marseilles, then back via the French Riviera and northern Italy, returning to Trieste 16 July 1945.
Album 1 contains views of Berchtesgaden (including the ruined homes of Adolf Hitler, Herman Goering and Martin Bormann), destroyed autobahn, uncompleted German Messerschmitt Me 262 jet aircraft, Munich, Augsburg, Ulm, Baden, Freudenstadt, Strasbourg, the Bas-Rhine district, Belfort, Lyons, the Rhone Valley, Valence, Avignon, Marseilles, the French Riviera, Cannes and Nice.
Album 2 contains views of Monte Carlo, Genoa, Lake Garda, Verona, Mestre, and the battle of the Senio River.
Source of title - Title supplied by Library
Quantity: 2 album(s) Album(s).
Provenance: Donated by Mrs Angela Hughey, Christchurch, 2007. Donor is daughter of Gordon Dalziel.
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 2 album(s) Album(s), Photographs
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UnknownMap of Europe showing journey undertaken by Captain G Dalziel
Date: [ca 1945]
From: Dalziel, Gordon McDonald, 1920-2000 :Photographic record of tour of Europe, July 1945
Reference: PA1-o-1350-01
Description: Map of Europe showing Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and Yugoslavia. The route travelled by Captain G Dalziel and friends in July 1945 is marked on the map. Quantity: 1 hand-drawn map. Physical Description: Hand-drawn map
Itinerary for Captain G Dalziel's tour of Europe
Date: [ca 1945]
From: Dalziel, Gordon McDonald, 1920-2000 :Photographic record of tour of Europe, July 1945
Reference: PA1-o-1351-11
Description: Handwritten itinerary for Captain G Dalziel's tour of Europe in July 1945, detailing date, place, time, and miles travelled. Includes a photograph of Captain Dalziel and his travel companions. Quantity: 1 handwritten itinerary. Physical Description: Handwritten itinerary