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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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Sheet Number: 21 NW 1 Production: OS GSGS No: 3062
Catalogue reference: WO 297/644
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This record is about the Sheet Number: 21 NW 1 Production: OS GSGS No: 3062 dating from 10-1917 in the series War Office: Geographical Section General Staff: War of 1914-1918: Western Front:.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 297/644
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Date (When the record was created)
- 10-1917
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Sheet Number: 21 NW 1 Production: OS GSGS No: 3062
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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WO 297
War Office: Geographical Section General Staff: War of 1914-1918: Western Front:...
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