NAM.1990-10-21-2

Second of nine sound cassettes. Oral history recording by Maj Gen P A Downward covering his career in the British Army 1943-1990. Interview conducted 9 October 1990 by Mark Nicholls. Part two of the interview covers parachute training, mechanics of the parachute, time as an instructor, studying German parachute tactics, sent to Normandy (post D Day), preparing for the Rhine Crossing, landing in the Ardennes. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945).

Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-45 (World War Two, North West Europe 1944-1945), Rhine Crossings, 1945 (World War Two, North West Europe 1944-1945)