Second World War (1939-1945)
Found in 2737 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 20 Feb 1941
Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on the output of alloy steel and loss of production due to raids on Sheffield [Yorkshire]. [Copy; given running number 237].
(Untitled), 06 Jan 1941
Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on anti-submarine measures, speculating on the systems used by enemy submarines to detect convoys. [Copy; given running number 200].
(Untitled), 02 Apr 1941
Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on Sperry and stabilised automatic bomb sights. [Copy; given running number 267].
(Untitled), 10 Apr 1941
Minute [from F A Lindemann, later 1st Lord Cherwell, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on future bombing strategy and the advantages of the heavy bomber. [Copy; given running number 272].
(Untitled), 03 May 1945
Letter from Captain Robin Sanderson (Grenadier Guards Company, Guards' Battalion, IRTD, CMF) to WSC congratulating him on the fifth anniversary of his Premiership, wishing him well for the future, and commenting on events in Italy. [Copy; annotated by John Martin, Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary, to indicate that Sanderson was in charge of WSC's villa at Marrakesh, Morocco].
(Untitled), 03 May 1945
Air letter from [Captain] Robin Sanderson (Grenadier Guards Company, Guards' Battalion, IRTD, CMF) to WSC congratulating him on the fifth anniversary of his Premiership, wishing him well for the future, and commenting on events in Italy. [signed manuscript; received 8 May].
(Untitled), 20 Jun 1945
Letter from [Guy] Millard [Assistant Private Secretary] (Foreign Office) to [John] Colville [Prime Minister's Private Secretary] (10 Downing Street) enclosing a copy of a telegram containing a message from the Captains Regent [Casali and Valentini] and Foreign Secretary [Giacomini] of San Marino and a draft reply, and giving background information on San Marino's role in the war in Italy. [signed].
(Untitled), 16 May 1945
Telegram from HQ Bomber Command to the Air Ministry passing on a message from Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris [Commander in Chief Bomber Command] thanking WSC for his message on behalf of HM Government and praising his "unfailing encouragement", stating: "you were foremost of the pathfinders". [annotated by WSC's Private Office].
(Untitled), 15 May 1945
Telegram from the Air Ministry to Bomber Command passing on a message from WSC to [Commander in Chief] Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris praising the "decisive contribution" of Bomber Command in the victory over Germany.
(Untitled), 04 May 1945
Telegram from the Air Ministry to Allied Forces HQ passing on a "Personal and Top Secret" message from WSC to Field Marshal [Sir Harold] Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre] enclosing a message for [Lieutenant] General [John] Cannon [Commander in Chief of Allied Air Forces in the Mediterranean Theatre] congratulating him and the airmen under his command on their work throughout the war in the Mediterranean.
(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), [1945]
Map and pie-charts setting out relative strengths of Allied "divisions in the East by theatres" (India and Burma [later Myanmar]).
(Untitled), Jun 1945
"Table 3" setting out the strengths of "divisions and brigades in the East" (India and South East Asia Command) at approximately 1 May and 30 June 1945.
(Untitled), Jun 1945
"Table 4" giving numbers of "army battle casualties" for Burma [later Myanmar] of Imperial, United States and Chinese troops from December 1941 to June 1945.
(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), Jul 1945
Map setting out the estimated distribution of the Japanese Army on 1 July 1945 from MI2 sources.
(Untitled), Jul 1945
"Table 6" giving "estimated distribution of Japanese forces by areas" on 1st July 1945.
(Untitled), 15 Jun 1945
Bar chart showing British, Allied and neutral merchant tonnage "lost by enemy action" between September 1939 and May 1945.
(Untitled), 23 May 1945
Bar chart showing the average number of German and Italian U-boats operating in the Atlantic and the number sunk or probably sunk between September 1939 and April 1945.
(Untitled), 15 Jun 1945
Bar charts showing British, Allied, and neutral merchant tonnage lost by aircraft, surface craft, mines, and U-boats between September 1939 and May 1945.
(Untitled), Jul 1944
Figures showing tonnage of bombs dropped on Germany and German occupied territory by Britain and the United States between April and July 1944. [annotated by Leslie Rowan, Prime Minister's Private Secretary].
(Untitled), Sep 1944
Colour map of the Western Front marked "Top Secret" showing an ?estimate of the total number of German divisions.