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Series
Cabinet Office: Historical Branch: German Army Documents (Schlieffen Papers)
Catalogue reference: CAB 20
What's it about?
CAB 20
This series consists of photostat copies of the papers of Graf von Schlieffen, Chief of the German General Staff, 1892-1906. The papers consist of manuscripts, papers and maps relating to German war plans, collectively known as the Schlieffen Plan.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CAB 20
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Title (The name of the record)
- Cabinet Office: Historical Branch: German Army Documents (Schlieffen Papers)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1902-1912
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of photostat copies of the papers of Graf von Schlieffen, Chief of the German General Staff, 1892-1906. The papers consist of manuscripts, papers and maps relating to German war plans, collectively known as the Schlieffen Plan.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Due to an earlier rearrangement of the material the items in this series have two former reference numbers. The arrangement by folio number was altered to an arrangement by folder and alphabetic reference. The current arrangement follows the latter.
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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)
- 4 files and flat sheets
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1958 Cabinet Office
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Positive photostats
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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
- Maps and plans
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No future accruals expected
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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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Original papers were included in a collection of German Army Documents (Heeresarchiv), which formed part of the captured enemy documents returned to the German Federal Authorities by the USA in 1955.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3827/
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Cabinet Office: Historical Branch: German Army Documents (Schlieffen Papers)
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