Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
Series
War Office: Special Services War Diaries, Second World War
Catalogue reference: WO 218
What's it about?
WO 218
Daily record of events, reports on operations and exercises, intelligence summaries, etc of Commandos, Long Range Desert Groups, Special Air Services, etc.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 218
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Special Services War Diaries, Second World War
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Date (When the record was created)
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1940-1952
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Description (What the record is about)
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Daily record of events, reports on operations and exercises, intelligence summaries, etc of Commandos, Long Range Desert Groups, Special Air Services, etc.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records of the Combined Operations Headquarters, Ministry of Defence Combined Operations Headquarters and later Amphibious Warfare Headquarters, see DEFE 2
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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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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252 file(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14424/
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War Office: Special Services War Diaries, Second World War
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