Western Europe
Found in 427 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 17 Dec 1942
(Untitled), 19 Aug 1942
Telegram from WSC [Cairo, Egypt] to General Hastings Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] marked "most secret and personal" suggesting that it would be wise to describe "Jubilee" [Codename for raid on Dieppe, France] as a "Reconnaissance in force." Annotated, probably during writing of WSC's "The Second World War" c1948-1954.
(Untitled), Nov 1943 - Dec 1943
Printed papers and minutes of the meetings of the Sextant [Cairo Conference November 1943] and Eureka [Teheran Conference, November-December 1943] Conferences. Indexed. Published by the Office, United States Secretary and Office of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, in 1943.
(Untitled), 23 Mar 1945
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].
(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.
(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945
(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating his surprise at Marshal Stalin's message to Roosevelt [see CHAR 20/214/5-8]; suggesting that the Soviet leaders are disconcerted by the speed of the Allied advance in the West; emphasising the importance of meeting the Soviet armies "as far to the East as possible" and of taking a "firm and blunt stand" on the matter.
(Untitled), 05 Apr 1945
Telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating the text of his "Personal and Top Secret" message to Marshal Stalin [CHAR 20/214/10-12].
(Untitled), 06 Jan 1945
Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Top Secret" regretting the course of events over Poland; suggesting that the matter should be discussed at the meeting between the two of them and President Roosevelt in relation to the whole world situation; asking for Stalin's agreement on "Argonaut" as the codename for the meeting; and reporting on the military situation in France and Belgium. Photocopy.
(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), 09 Jan 1945
Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Top Secret: Personal. Operational Secrecy" thanking him for his message [on a new Soviet offensive]; stating that he has sent it to General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army]; and reporting on the battle in Western Europe. Photocopy.
(Untitled), 09 Jan 1945
(Untitled), 04 May 1945 - 05 May 1945
Telegram from WSC to CSC [Moscow, Soviet Union] marked "Top Secret" suggesting leaving the Soviet Union on 7 or 8 May; stating that John S Churchill is very ill; and reporting on war events, pointing to international rivalries simmering beneath the surface. Carbon copy. Despatched on 5 May.
(Untitled), 07 Mar 1945 - 26 Jul 1945
Copy of part of letter from unnamed sender (19 C.A. Unit, Inchdrewer House, Colinton, Edinburgh [Scotland]) to Irene Ward [Conservative MP for Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland] in which the writer refers to a recent visit to Belgium and Holland and reports a dinner conversation with the Brigadier of an independent company of the 21st Army Group, in which the Brigadier complained about the inadequate nature of his reinforcements. [Typescript].