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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
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Contact prints made in 1995 from 5 x-ray plates in WO 208/3789/1 of Hitler's head,...
Catalogue reference: CN 4/13
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This record is about the Contact prints made in 1995 from 5 x-ray plates in WO 208/3789/1 of Hitler's head,... dating from 1944; 1995 in the series Photographs Extracted from WO series. 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)
- CN 4/13
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944; 1995
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contact prints made in 1995 from 5 x-ray plates in WO 208/3789/1 of Hitler's head, taken by Dr Giesing at the Army Hospital, Ratsenburg, September-October 1944.
NOTE - If you order the extracted photographs you will receive the contact prints and not the original x-ray plates.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 photograph(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Photographs may remain in copyright
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 24 cm x 18 cm
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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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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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- Topics
- Art, architecture and design
- Army
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C360867/
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Series information
CN 4
Photographs Extracted from WO series
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Photographs Extracted from WO series
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Contact prints made in 1995 from 5 x-ray plates in WO 208/3789/1 of Hitler's head,...
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