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: British Army of the Rhine: Quarterly Historical Reports
Catalogue reference: WO 267
What's it about?
WO 267
This series comprises selected headquarters and unit reports of the British Army of the Rhine following the Second World War.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 267
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: British Army of the Rhine: Quarterly Historical Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1946-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises selected headquarters and unit reports of the British Army of the Rhine following the Second World War.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 637 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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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)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14472/
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War Office: British Army of the Rhine: Quarterly Historical Reports
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