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: Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force and 21 Army Group: Microfilms
Catalogue reference: WO 229
What's it about?
WO 229
This series contains microfilm copies of documents originating with the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force and 21 Army Group and relates to a variety of headquarters responsibilities. Records within this series are available to...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 229
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force and 21 Army Group: Microfilms
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Date (When the record was created)
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1943-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains microfilm copies of documents originating with the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force and 21 Army Group and relates to a variety of headquarters responsibilities.
Records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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A contents list near the start of each film shows where each item is to be found on the film (image numbers).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records relating to the Air Force component of AFHQ, which were microfilmed under this project, see AIR 51
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
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United States Army, Historical Section holds the original papers of Allied Forces Headquarters.
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, 1857-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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101 microform
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Available in microform only unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 1999 Ministry of Defence
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
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The microfilm was identified as containing material which had not survived in hard copy when reviewed in 1996.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The forces under the command of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) landed in France in June 1944 to liberate enemy occupied Europe and to conquer Germany, although organisation for the invasion began in early 1943. The headquarters of the British 21st Army Group formed the tactical headquarters for the cross channel move and land operations immediately following.
Microfilm was made of the Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) records at the end of the war at the direction of the Combined Chiefs of Staff prior to the distribution of the original records between allied authorities.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14435/
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