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Material given very limited distribution; including evacuation of various prisoner...
Catalogue reference: HW 5/706
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This record is about the Material given very limited distribution; including evacuation of various prisoner... dating from Mar 3 1945-May 15 1945 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: German Section: Reports of German Army and Air.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HW 5/706
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Date (When the record was created)
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Mar 3 1945-May 15 1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Material given very limited distribution; including evacuation of various prisoner of war camps, Goering's resignation as alternative to death penalty, correspondence with Himmler on rivalry between Kaltenbrunner and Berger, situation in Italy following Allied break-through over River Po; appointment of Dönitz as Hitler's successor in place of Goering, negotiations with Allies to relieve food crisis in Netherlands, authorization from Dönitz to Kesselring to conclude armistice on Western Front
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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)
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C421-C533
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Public Record(s)
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Retained Until 1996
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Open Document, Open Description
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Government Code and Cypher School: German Section: Reports of German Army and Air...
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