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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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Order of battle: Home Defence organisation
Catalogue reference: WO 205/499
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This record is about the Order of battle: Home Defence organisation dating from 1943 Apr.- Aug. in the series War Office: 21 Army Group: Military Headquarters Papers, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 205/499
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943 Apr.- Aug.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Order of battle: Home Defence organisation
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 7842/Air
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3186186/
Series information
WO 205
War Office: 21 Army Group: Military Headquarters Papers, Second World War
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