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War Office: Sixth Airborne Division, Palestine: Papers and Reports
Catalogue reference: WO 275
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WO 275
This series contains files of the 6th Airborne Division in Palestine during the period of the British Mandate following the Second World War.The comprise orders, reports, logs, and other papers relating to the administration, operations, and...
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- WO 275
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Sixth Airborne Division, Palestine: Papers and Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of the 6th Airborne Division in Palestine during the period of the British Mandate following the Second World War.
The comprise orders, reports, logs, and other papers relating to the administration, operations, and exercises of British forces in Palestine.
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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)
- 121 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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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The 6th Airborne Division was transferred in the early Autumn of 1945 from Germany to Southern Palestine, where it was involved in the peace-keeping duties of the British forces. With the end of the British Mandate in May 1948 the division left for the United Kingdom and was dissolved.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14480/
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