SZ/AEAF/7/3/5-8 - Comparison of casualties actually sustained by French civilians in attacks on rail centres, as compared with estimates

Reference code

SZ/AEAF/7/3/5-8

Level of description

Item

Title

Comparison of casualties actually sustained by French civilians in attacks on rail centres, as compared with estimates

Date/s

1944

Quantity & Format

2 leaves

Scope and content

MS draft [SZ/AEAF/7/3/5] and three typescript copies of a table which lists rail centres in France attacked by allied air forces in support of Operation Overlord and indicates actual and estimated numbers of civilian casualties. Items [SZ/AEAF/7/3/6] and [SZ/AEAF/7/3/8] are annotated. Item [SZ/AEAF/7/3/6] also has an MS note in SZ's hand "actual number of killed 46% of number expected."

Four copies.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/AEAF - [Allied Expeditionary Air Force]
  - SZ/AEAF/7 - [Cabinet papers]
    - SZ/AEAF/7/3 - Cabinet Papers: Casualty figures and reports
      - SZ/AEAF/7/3/5-8 - Comparison of casualties actually sustained by French civilians in attacks on rail centres, as compared with estimates

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