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(Untitled), 23 Mar 1945

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/40

Scope and Contents

Telegram from Commander Charles Thompson [Personal Assistant to the Minister of Defence, Straelen, Germany] to Foreign Office passing on "Personal" message from WSC to Marshal Stalin reporting that he is at Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery's [Commander 21st Army Group] Headquarters; and that orders have just been given to launch the main battle to force the Rhine on a broad front centering around Wesel [Germany].

Dates

  • Creation: 23 Mar 1945

Conditions Governing Access

From the File:

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright: Crown

Extent

1 folio(s)

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Former / Other Reference

T 334/5

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