Germany
Found in 1115 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 07 Aug [1893]
Letter from Lady Randolph Churchill, Kissingen, to WSC, on his success in the Sandhurst entrance examination, and his father's anger that he failed to obtain an Infantry cadetship, also on her visit to Germany and meeting with Bismarck.
(Untitled), 19 Aug [1893]
Letter from Lady Randolph Churchill, Kissingen, to WSC, on her visit to Germany and on the progress on the Second Irish Home Rule Bill.
(Untitled), 21 Nov 1906
Letter from Hans W. von Herwarth, Hamburg, Germany, to WSC, on his views of the German Army as a "national college", also thanking WSC for gift of Life of Lord Randolph Churchill, and photograph of WSC,.
(Untitled), 12 Apr 1935
Letter from Desmond Morton (Queen Anne's Gate, London, SW1) to WSC, commenting on letters from James Petrie and Robert Dell on German rearmament. Commenting that the figures for increased aluminium consumption in Germany were not entirely attributable to increased aircraft production, and that one could not calculate the number of aircraft built from these figures.
(Untitled), 15 Apr 1935
Letter from WSC to Edward Fitzroy, Speaker of the House of Commons, on Fitzroy's conversation with Lord Winterton on the possibility of an Adjournment Debate on the relative air strengths of Britain and Germany [carbon].
(Untitled), 15 Apr 1935
Letter from WSC to Ramsay Macdonald, Prime Minister, on the possibility of a House of Commons Debate on the relative air strength of Britain and Germany. Asking for debates on defence and the foreign situation on one of the earliest Supply Days after the Easter recess. Giving notice of question on the subject at Prime Minister's Questions [carbon].
(Untitled), 17 Apr 1935
Letter from Lord Londonderry (Secretary of State for Air), Londonderry House, Park Lane, London, to WSC, on debate on German air re-armament. Suggesting meeting to discuss the situation after Easter.
(Untitled), 24 Apr 1935
(Untitled), 13 Apr 1935
Cutting from the "Investors' Chronicle and Money Market Review" - article by "Anglo-European" on "Germany's Economic Fitness for War", predicting that Germany would be ready for war by the second half of 1936 [the article was sent to WSC by Lord Rothermere - for comments on the article by Desmond Morton see CHAR 2/243/44-46].
(Untitled), 27 Apr 1935
Letter from Sir Henry Page-Croft (Southwell Gardens, Gloucester Road, London SW7) to WSC, thanks for telegram suggesting that he should read Daily Telegraph article on German air strength - describing it as a complete vindication of the warnings WSC had given on German air preparations.
(Untitled), 28 Apr 1935
Letter from WSC to Stanley Baldwin, Lord President of the Council, sending copy of memorandum of his case on forthcoming debate on the Air Estimates. Commenting that he feared that Germany was ahead of Britain, not only in actual air power, but also in the momentum which their air industry had acquired [carbon].
(Untitled), 29 Apr 1935
Letter from Lord Rothermere Stratton House, Piccadilly, London, to WSC, commenting that it looked as if "war will be here soon after the end of the summer", and that he had heard via a Swiss banker that Germany had considerably more than 20,000 aircraft.
(Untitled), 30 Apr 1935
Letter from Lord Rothermere Stratton House, Piccadilly, London, to WSC, reporting conversation with Captain Norman Macmillan, President of the National League of Airmen. Stating that the League had obtained information that Germany had 441 aerodromes, nearly 20,000 aircraft and over 18,000 pilots.
(Untitled), 30 Apr 1935
Letter from Lord Londonderry, Secretary of State for Air to WSC, thanks for memorandum on German air strength. Stating that he was well aware of the dangers. Commenting that he recognised the determination of Germany to make themselves powerful enough to challenge the rest of the world as soon as possible. Stating that his paramount duty was to accelerate Britain's rate of development, and he was "leaving o stone unturned" to put policy into effect.
(Untitled), 30 Apr 1935
Pamphlet - Volkerbund - The Journal of the German Association for League of Nations Questions - on "The Red Army".
(Untitled), 05 May 1935
Letter from Lord Londonderry, Stratton House, Piccadilly, London, to WSC, enclosing memorandum by Captain Norman Macmillan - "An Analysis of Possible German Air Strength Today".
(Untitled), 13 May 1935
Letter from WSC to Robert Dell, thanks for information about German consumption of aluminium. Commenting that there were reassuring explanations for the figures, but agreeing that there was a grave danger from the growth of German aviation [carbon].
(Untitled), 13 May 1935
(Untitled), 13 May 1935
Letter from Desmond Morton to WSC, commenting on memorandum by Norman Macmillan on German Air Strength [CHAR 2/243/68-77].
(Untitled), 14 May 1935
Letter from WSC to H A Gwynne, on his comments in the Morning Post on German re-armament. Stating that there was no doubt that Germany was considerably stronger that Britain in the aim, and had the power to add to that lead indefinitely [carbon].
(Untitled), 16 May 1935
(Untitled), 30 May 1935
Foreign Office memorandum on speech by Adolf Hitler, claiming that the former allied Governments were responsible for German rearmament, due to their own failure to disarm in accordance with their treaty obligations [Printed paper C 44676/55/18].
(Untitled), 01 Jun 1935
Letter from Lord Rothermere, (Stratton House, Piccadilly, London) to WSC, sending article from "Marianne" [not retained] summarising the German air position. Describing it as a modest statement, and stating that according to his sources German air preparations were much greater. Commenting that in air preparations the influence of Hermann Goering was decisive, and that at a meeting with journalists he had stated that he would build aeroplanes against a constellation of the powers.