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Adaption of railway bridges as road bridges in emergency
Catalogue reference: WO 199/414
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This record is about the Adaption of railway bridges as road bridges in emergency dating from 1941 June - 1945 Apr. in the series War Office: Home Forces: Military Headquarters Papers, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 199/414
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941 June - 1945 Apr.
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Adaption of railway bridges as road bridges in emergency
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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WO 199
War Office: Home Forces: Military Headquarters Papers, Second World War
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