Western Europe
Found in 427 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 14 Jun 1946
Letter from [Sir Edward] Bridges [Secretary to the Cabinet and Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury] (Treasury Chambers, Great George Street) to WSC commenting on despatches by [General Dwight] Eisenhower [former Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army, see ?CHAR 20/243/50-124] and enclosing proof copies of despatches on operations in East Africa, the Middle East, and North-West Africa, 1940-43 [CHAR 20/246/29-133 and CHAR 20/246/167-182]. [signed].
(Untitled), 07 Feb 1945
(Untitled), [1945]
Maps and pie-charts setting out relative strengths of Allied "divisions in the West by theatres" [North-West Europe and the Mediterranean].
(Untitled), Jun 1945
"Table 2" of "divisions in the West by theatres" at approximately 31 May and 28 June 1945, setting out totals for North-West Europe and the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.
(Untitled), Jun 1945
"Table 2A" of "independent brigades in the West by theatres" at approximately 31 May and 28 June 1945, setting out totals for North-West Europe and the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.
(Untitled), May 1945
"Table 4" giving numbers of "army battle casualties" for Western Europe, Italy, the Balkans, and Greece of Imperial, United States and other Allied troops from September 1943 to May 1945.
(Untitled), Sep 1944
Colour map of the Western Front marked "Top Secret" showing an ?estimate of the total number of German divisions.
(Untitled), 12 Sep 1944
Colour map of the Western Front in France and Germany marked "Secret" showing the front line and Allied forces as of 10 September.
(Untitled), 15 Sep 1945
Colour map of the Western Front in France and Germany marked "Secret" showing the front line and Allied forces as of 13 September.
(Untitled), 1947
Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "The Evacuation of the Allied Armies from Dunkirk [France] and neighbouring beaches", May to June 1940, reprinting a contemporary despatch from Vice-Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Flag Officer Commanding, Dover [Kent] (18 June 1940), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].
(Untitled), 03 May 1945
Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group] marked "Personal and Secret, also Private" stating his pleasure at Montgomery's advance to Lubeck [Germany] and the news that he is to receive the surrender of General Gunther Blumentritt's Army Group.
(Untitled), 20 Apr 1945 - 21 Apr 1945
Telegram from Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon] to WSC agreeing with him concerning the importance of the Western Allies taking Lubeck [Germany] and Linz [Austria], and hoping they can take Prague [Czechoslovakia, later Czech Republic and Slovakia]; and reporting conversations with General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] in which he emphasised the difficulties of attacking the Japanese mainland. Despatched on 21 April. Copy.
(Untitled), 21 Apr 1945
(Untitled), 06 Jan 1945
Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Operational Secrecy" requesting information on whether the Soviet Union is planning a major new offensive in January to pass on to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army]. Photocopy.
(Untitled), 06 Jan 1945
(Untitled), 30 Mar 1945
Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC giving details of his "main thrust" to drive "eastward to join hands with [the] Russians or to attain [the] general line of the Elbe [Germany]"; outlining the main tasks of his commanders in these operations. Annotated with some corrections to the text.
(Untitled), 31 Mar 1945
Telegram from WSC to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] marked "Private, Confidential, Personal and Top Secret" urging that rather than shifting "the main axis of advance" to the south they should try to advance as far eastward as possible, emphasising the political significance of capturing Berlin [Germany]; and arguing against the withdrawal of the 9th US Army from the 21st Army Group.
(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945
(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945
Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] marked "Personal and Top Secret" requesting that the enclosed message from WSC to President Roosevelt on differences between the British and United States Chiefs of Staff on tactics against Germany [CHAR 20/213A/101-103] is passed on to General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army].
(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945
Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC arguing that he has not changed his plan for the defeat of Germany in Western Europe; that all decisions have been taken for operational reasons; and denying that he intended relegating British forces to a peripheral role.
(Untitled), 02 Apr 1945
(Untitled), 02 Apr 1945
(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945
Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" seeking to explain misunderstandings which have occurred over plans for the final assault on Germany: arguing that the manner in which the Allied advance in the West is developing differs little from the plans agreed at Malta and is being determined by the level of German resistance.
(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945
Telegram from President Roosevelt to WSC marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating a message from Marshal Stalin to Roosevelt alleging that Britain and the United States have negotiated an agreement with the Germans permitting them to advance to the East without opposition; and his reply denying any such agreement.