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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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Collection of reports on wide-ranging subjects including new Headquarters of CinC...
Catalogue reference: HW 13/56
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This record is about the Collection of reports on wide-ranging subjects including new Headquarters of CinC... dating from 1944 Dec 1-1945 Mar 31 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Second World War Intelligence Summaries Based.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HW 13/56
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Date (When the record was created)
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1944 Dec 1-1945 Mar 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Collection of reports on wide-ranging subjects including new Headquarters of CinC South West; re-numbering of SS regiments; Fortress Area West, units, subordinations, senior officers; Army Group B tank strengths; German attitude to gas warfare; navigational aids; security of Allied Covernames compromised by misuse; German appreciations and reactions on Eastern Front; German Emergency units including special mobilisation schemes under covernames Scharnhorst, Lutzow, Walkure/Gneisnau; Rhine defence measures
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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MSS/S 141-159
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Open Document, Open Description
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HW 13
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