Military equipment
Found in 1412 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 10 Jul 1941 - 12 Jul 1941
Minutes from [1st Lord] Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on economising by building less factories and less for the Services, attaching a draft minute to the Production Executive, and on stocks of raw materials for munitions production. [Copies; given running numbers 343 and 344].
(Untitled), 12 Jul 1941
Minutes [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on torpedo output, attacking German oil (referring to "W.P. (41) 162"), the Whittle engine trials, and call-sign evidence from German aeroplanes on the Russian front. [Copies; given running numbers 345, 346 and 347].
(Untitled), 15 Jul 1941 - 16 Jul 1941
Minutes [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on a note by Peregrine Churchill on concealing large establishments from the air, price control on fish landings and distribution, bomb-load figures, and production of gas weapons. [Copies; given running numbers 350, 351, 252, and 352A].
(Untitled), 16 Jul 1941 - 23 Jul 1941
(Untitled), 15 Aug 1941 - 20 Aug 1941
(Untitled), 20 Aug 1941 - 29 Aug 1941
(Untitled), 01 Sep 1941 - 04 Sep 1941
(Untitled), 04 Sep 1941 - 10 Sep 1941
(Untitled), 10 Sep 1941 - 26 Sep 1941
(Untitled), 09 Jul [1876]
(Untitled), 23 Feb [1879]
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (St James' Club, Piccadilly [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: arrangements for the lease of a house in Cleveland Square [London]; financial matters including the sale of American [shares] and the necessity to re-invest the money quickly; relations between [John, 7th Duke of Marlborough] and [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales] and the supposition that the [Prince of] Wales "had tried to make as much mischief as he cld".
(Untitled), c 1880
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his hope that she has settled at Brighton [East Sussex]; his lack of success at fishing; the improvement in his health; and an argument he has had with [Lady Wimborne, earlier Lady Cornelia Churchill and Cornelia, Lady Guest] about her invitation to [the Duke of] Connaught [and Srathearn], brother of [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales] which has forced him to leave the house.
(Untitled), 25 Oct 1888
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket [Suffolk]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] thanking her for her letter, describing his success at the races where he has "cleared a monkey [o500]", relating the friendliness of [Albert Edward] Prince of Wales returning a letter [not present] from WSC.
(Untitled), 25 Oct 1888
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket [Suffolk]) to [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] inviting her to dinner with himself and [Lady Randolph Churchill] and describing his lack of success at the races and the friendliness of [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales].
(Untitled), 10 Aug 1889
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Cowes [Isle of Wight]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing a lecture he has received from [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales] about his speeches and relating that he has met "Annie" [Duchess of Roxburghe, formerly Lady Bowmont and Lady Anne Churchill] and Bowmont [7th Duke of Roxburghe, formerly Lord Bowmont] and his future plans to got to Newmarket [Suffolk].
(Untitled), 01 Oct 1944
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Personal and Top Secret" asking Alexander if he has any use for a CDL tank [one which when used at night blinds the enemy with a powerful searchlight, thus hiding advancing gun tanks] brigade, which greatly impressed WSC but may have to be disbanded.
(Untitled), 03 Oct 1944
Telegram from General Sir Harold Alexander [late Lord Alexander of Tunis] to WSC marked "Personal" stating that he will be happy to take the CDL tank [one which when used at night blinds the enemy with a powerful searchlight, thus hiding advancing gun tanks] brigade and also requesting a full compliment of Churchill tanks to follow.
(Untitled), 04 Oct 1944
Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC marked "Top Secret" stating that he will be unable to utilise the CDL tank [one which when used at night blinds the enemy with a powerful searchlight, thus hiding advancing gun tanks] brigade and suggesting the personnel are used as reinforcements for Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group].
(Untitled), 21 Nov 1944
Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing concern at the reorganisation of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars [of whom WSC is Colonel] as a "Carrier Regiment to lift infantry" and asking if it is possible to suspend this change.
(Untitled), 22 Nov 1944
Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Top Secret and Personal" stating that he had no intention of lowering the status of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars [of whom WSC is Colonel] by converting their tanks into infantry carriers and that this is not a permanent change. Copy.
(Untitled), 11 Jan 1945 - 12 Jan 1945
(Untitled), 11 Jan 1945 - 12 Jan 1945
(Untitled), 14 Jan 1945
(Untitled), 14 Jan 1945
Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Top Secret" reporting that Dr Ivan Subasic [Prime Minister of the Royal Yugoslavian Government] is attempting to see if there is any way of getting over King Peter II of Yugoslavia's objections to the Agreement [between Subasic and Marshal Tito, Premier of Yugoslavia (later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia)]. Photocopy.
(Untitled), 16 Jan 1945
Telegram from WSC to Marshal Stalin marked "Personal and Top Secret" stating that Dr Ivan Subasic [Prime Minister of the Royal Yugoslavian Government] is discussing with King Peter II of Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia] the possibility of finding a solution whereby he can accept the Agreement between Subasic and Marshal Tito [Premier of Yugoslavia]. Photocopy.