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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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BP Hut 3 signals to War Office containing translated messages from GP units in Italy...
Catalogue reference: HW 16/56
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This record is about the BP Hut 3 signals to War Office containing translated messages from GP units in Italy... dating from 1943 Sept - 1944 Mar in the series Government Code and Cypher School: German Police Section: Decrypts of German Police.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HW 16/56
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943 Sept - 1944 Mar
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Description (What the record is about)
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BP Hut 3 signals to War Office containing translated messages from GP units in Italy and the Balkans
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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)
- PAT 1-23
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C993812/
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HW 16
Government Code and Cypher School: German Police Section: Decrypts of German Police...
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