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Western Europe

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Subject Source: Local sources

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(Untitled), 14 Jun 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/246/28
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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].

Dates: 14 Jun 1946
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Feb 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/235/13-17
Scope and Contents Minute from [General Sir Hastings] Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] to WSC marked "Top Secret" reporting the Tripartite military meetings held on 5 and 6 February 1945 [at the Yalta Conference, Soviet Union] at which the following were discussed: the co-ordination of operations on the Western, Eastern and Italian fronts, the war against Japan, co-operation between the Allies and Soviets including over bombing, and the assumed date for the end of the war with Germany....
Dates: 07 Feb 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [1945]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/3
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Maps and pie-charts setting out relative strengths of Allied "divisions in the West by theatres" [North-West Europe and the Mediterranean].

Dates: [1945]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/4
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"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.

Dates: Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Jun 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/5
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"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.

Dates: Jun 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/237/9
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"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.

Dates: May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Sep 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/239/1
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Colour map of the Western Front marked "Top Secret" showing an ?estimate of the total number of German divisions.

Dates: Sep 1944
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Sep 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/239/5
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Colour map of the Western Front in France and Germany marked "Secret" showing the front line and Allied forces as of 10 September.

Dates: 12 Sep 1944
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Sep 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/239/7
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Colour map of the Western Front in France and Germany marked "Secret" showing the front line and Allied forces as of 13 September.

Dates: 15 Sep 1945
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 1947

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/241/1-24
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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].

Dates: 1947
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 May 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/217/55
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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.

Dates: 03 May 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Apr 1945 - 21 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/215/77-78
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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.

Dates: 20 Apr 1945 - 21 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/215/101
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to [Anthony Eden, later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (Washington [United States]) marked "Top Secret" emphasising that in order to assist the Netherlands [through the neutralisation of the German Army in the Western Netherlands] they must act quickly and send instructions to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army]; and indicating that Eden should try to persuade Edward Stettinius [Secretary of State,...
Dates: 21 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/210/47-48
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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.

Dates: 06 Jan 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 06 Jan 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/210/50-51
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" reporting on his visits to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] and Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group]: assuring Roosevelt of his complete confidence in Eisenhower and the solidarity of the Anglo-American Army; detailing British reinforcements; congratulating the gallantry of US troops in battle; responding to...
Dates: 06 Jan 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 30 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/78-79
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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.

Dates: 30 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Mar 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/91-92
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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.

Dates: 31 Mar 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/101-103
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing his full confidence in General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army]; emphasising the contribution of British and Imperial forces in the northern advance on Germany; and arguing for targeting Berlin rather than an axis directed on Leipzig and Dresden [all Germany] both on strategic grounds and also in order to prevent the Soviet Union...
Dates: 01 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/104-107
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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].

Dates: 01 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/109-110
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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.

Dates: 01 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/112-113
Scope and Contents 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" explaining that the tone of his last telegram [CHAR 20/213A/91-92] was partly the result of a misprint in his copy of Eisenhower's telegram [CHAR 20/213A/78-79]; emphasising the importance of entering Berlin [Germany] for political reasons; repeating an extract from a telegram to President Roosevelt...
Dates: 02 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 02 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/213A/114
Scope and Contents Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson [Representative of the British Chiefs of Staff in Washington, United States] to WSC stating that General George Marshall [Chief of Staff United States Army] has commented on WSC's telegram to President Roosevelt [on plans for the final assault on Germany] and has indicated that much depends on Soviet plans and that he is not in favour of General Dwight Eisenhower's [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States...
Dates: 02 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/3-4
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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.

Dates: 05 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/5-8
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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.

Dates: 05 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.
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(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/214/10-12
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal" denying that anything has resulted from contacts between members of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander's [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] staff and General Karl Wolff [Military Governor and Head of the SS in Northern Italy]; asserting that the Soviet Union has been fully informed of these developments; that such German contact might be an attempt to create mistrust between the Allies;...
Dates: 05 Apr 1945
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open.