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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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War Office: Central Mediterranean Forces, (British Element): War Diaries, Second...
Catalogue reference: WO 170
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WO 170
This series contains the daily record of events, reports on operations, intelligence summaries etc, of headquarters formation and unit commanders of the British element of the Allied Force, which invaded Sicily in July 1943, and landed in Italy...
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WO 170
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Central Mediterranean Forces, (British Element): War Diaries, Second World War
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Date (When the record was created)
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1942-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains the daily record of events, reports on operations, intelligence summaries etc, of headquarters formation and unit commanders of the British element of the Allied Force, which invaded Sicily in July 1943, and landed in Italy in September 1943. Also of British units in the Balkans and Greece and of British occupation forces in Austria.
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Arrangement
The series is arranged in the order of headquarters formations and areas followed by units of the Royal Armoured Corps and other arms of the service, not in order of precedence.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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9162 file(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14377/
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