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Second World War (1939-1945)

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 2742 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), Dec 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/246/166
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Pamphlet entitled "The New Zealand Division in Egypt and Libya, operations 'Lightfoot' and 'Supercharge' [code names for plans for the second battle of El Alamein, Egypt]. Part I Narrative and Lessons" with foreword by General [Bernard] Montgomery, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, 8th Army, and introduction by Lieutenant-General [Bernard] Freyberg, General Officer Commanding, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. [annotated on cover by Freyberg; for part II, see CHAR 20/246/191-207].

Dates: Dec 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Jul 1946 - Aug 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/246/167-182
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Page proofs for a supplement of the London Gazette entitled "Operations in North West Africa 8th November 1942 to 13th May 1943" reprinting a contemporary despatch by Lieutenant-General [Kenneth] Anderson, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, 1st Army, (7 June 1943) with later War Office preface and footnotes. [annotated].

Dates: Jul 1946 - Aug 1946
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Dec 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/246/191-207
Scope and Contents

Pamphlet entitled "The New Zealand Division in Egypt and Libya, operations 'Lightfoot' and 'Supercharge' [code names for plans for the second battle of El Alamein, Egypt]. Part II Maps and Diagrams" with an index. [for Part I, see CHAR 20/246/166].

Dates: Dec 1942
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Jun 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/248/1
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Brief report from "Young" ("C I Desk" and "P I Secretary") to "C of S" [Chief of Staff, ?Northwest African Strategic Air Force] on an attack by 301 Bomb Group on installations at Foggia [Italy] ?aerodrome on 31 May 1943. [Carbon].

Dates: 01 Jun 1943
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 31 May 1943

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/248/2-10
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Series of black and white bomb strike photographs from an attack [by 301 Bomb Group] on installations at Foggia, Italy; some with details highlighted in coloured pencil.

Dates: 31 May 1943
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 Aug 1941 - 20 Aug 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258C/272-278
Scope and Contents Series of minutes [from 1st Lord Cherwell, earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on: 1. shipping from the United States to the Red Sea; 2. anti-tank bombs; 3. "Mutton" and "A.I." squadrons; 4. a paper by [1st] Lord Weir [Director-General of Explosives, Ministry of Supply] on controlling the requirements of the Services; 5. attaching a draft note to Secretary of State for Air [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] on equipping aerodromes with blind...
Dates: 15 Aug 1941 - 20 Aug 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Jul 1941 - 23 Jul 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/258C/257-262
Scope and Contents Series of minutes from [1st Lord] Cherwell [earlier F A Lindemann, Prime Minister's Personal Assistant] to WSC on: 1. a shortfall in production of Vickers 0.5 inch ammunition, attaching a draft minute to [1st] Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Max Aitken, Minister of Supply] with WSC's annotation in typescript; 2. burning crops with "razzles" [?bombs]; 3. the number of German aircraft operating and their losses; 4. German oil stocks and synthetic plant; 5. attaching a draft minute on factories...
Dates: 16 Jul 1941 - 23 Jul 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Various correspondence, 1941-c 1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CSCT 3/35
Scope and Contents Letters to Clementine from: Queen Elizabeth, thanking Clementine for a book on Walter Sickert and commenting on the strength and vigour of Churchill's broadcast from the United States, December 1941; [William] Mackenzie King [Prime Minister of Canada] on his visit to Chequers [Buckinghamshire], August 1941 and being with Churchill when he made his broadcast on the Atlantic Charter; [William] Averell Harriman [Special Representative of President Franklin Roosevelt] on a visit to Chequers, c...
Dates: 1941-c 1956
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of the staff wages books in CSCT 9/1, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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View from roof of Flamsteed House showing the following domes: Astrographic, 28-inch (perforated during war), Altazimuth and Thompson, 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 220/2/1/7/5
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War-damage visible.

Dates: 1948
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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View of 28-inch (Great Equatorial) Dome from Greenwich Park, 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 220/2/1/7/6
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Photograph showing 1) the war damaged dome and 2) the repaired brickwork around the double doors onto balcony which was breached in December 1947 when the telescope was being removed for transportation to Herstmonceux.

Dates: 1948
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Visit to the Middle East and Moscow, 1942-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW I Photo 5
Scope and Contents

Photographs of WSC's visit to Cairo [Egypt] and his meetings with Stalin in Moscow [Soviet Union].

Dates: 1942-08
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"War cabinet: Chiefs of Staff Committee: Weekly Resume (no.40) of the Naval, Military and Air Situation", 30 May- 6 Jun 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 23/5/1-14
Scope and Contents Detailed summary of the war situation including: the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk including the effect of weather conditions, numbers evacuated, naval losses and attacks by German bombers; attacks by U-boats on seaborne trade; anti-submarine operations; German trade; overview of the military and air situation covering Norway, Italy, the North Sea and coastal operations, the bombing of Great Britain, attacks on Germany by Bomber Command, French and German air...
Dates: 30 May- 6 Jun 1940
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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"War Cabinet: Chiefs of Staff Committee: Weekly Resume (no.56) of the naval, military and air situation from 12 noon September to 12 noon September 26th, 1940", 27 Sep 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 23/6/86-99
Scope and Contents Summary of events including: attempted landing at Dakar by General [Charles] de Gaulle; U boat activity in the North Atlantic and shipping losses; operations by German raiders; information about the disposition of German and Italian troops; events in Greece, Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia], Bulgaria, the Mediterranean and the Middle East; air attacks on Germany (including Berlin) and on invasion ports in France and...
Dates: 27 Sep 1940
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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War Cabinet Paper, 08 Dec 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 23/4/11
Scope and Contents Printed copy of a letter from WSC to President Roosevelt setting out the prospects for 1941 covering various subjects including: shared interests between Great Britain and the United States; the importance of sea and air power against Germany; reassurance about not requesting a large expeditionary army from the United States; the crucial importance of shipping to feed people and transport munitions and armies; shipping losses; battleship strength; the dangers posed by the Vichy French...
Dates: 08 Dec 1940
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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War Office photographs, 1943-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 3/6
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Album of official War Office photographs from Yugoslavia [now Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia], particularly relating to the National Council of Yugoslavia and the inauguration of the Yugoslav National Liberation Constitutional Assembly.

Dates: 1943-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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War Service, 1939 - 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/KLMR 6/3
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Includes correspondence with the War Office.

Dates: 1939 - 1942
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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War time, 1934 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/NBKR 3/226-253
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers cover every aspect of Lord Noel-Baker's very full and varied career and include constituency papers, Labour Party material, extensive sections on domestic and international affairs, peace and disarmament, sport, books and articles, speeches and correspondence.

Dates: 1934 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of two files which are still closed, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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War time, 1917 - 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/NBKR 3X/31-40
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers cover every aspect of Lord Noel-Baker's very full and varied career and include constituency papers, Labour Party material, extensive sections on domestic and international affairs, peace and disarmament, sport, books and articles, speeches and correspondence.

Dates: 1917 - 1940
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: With the exception of two files which are still closed, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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"Wars are not won by evacuations", 04 Jun 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 9/140A/9-28
Scope and Contents Typescript copy of notes for WSC's speech on the fall of Belgium and surrender of King [Leopold] of Belgium; the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk [France]; the successes of the RAF; losses of men and weaponry; military development and the possibility of German invasion. Speech includes the phrase "We shall fight on the beaches . . . We shall never surrender".Carbon typescript copy with some manuscript annotations in ink [not by WSC] laid out in "psalm style" apart...
Dates: 04 Jun 1940
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Wartime and Military Correspondence re Dark Adaptation and Instrumentation, 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/3377/KJCraik/1/5
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Wartime and Military Correspondence re Dark Adaptation and Instrumentation with diagrams etc.

Dates: 1941
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Wartime and Military Correspondence re Vision, Illumination, and Flying, 1940 - 1942

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Reference Code: GBR/3377/KJCraik/1/4
Scope and Contents

Wartime and Miltary correspondence regarding light, vision, and flying

Dates: 1940 - 1942
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Wartime and Military Research, 1940 - 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/3377/KJCraik/2/3
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Wartime letters from CS to his mother, Hope Rhys, from Egypt, North Africa and Italy, 1940-08 - 1945-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOAM 9/2
Scope and Contents

Also includes a photograph of CS at [?] Sandhurst.

Dates: 1940-08 - 1945-06
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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Wartime regulations and notes, 1940 - 1946

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 40/5
Scope and Contents

Regulations and notes covering the conduct and activities of staff at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, during the Second World War, including aspects of war duty. The entries are arranged alphabetically, and begin with an address list. There are a number of loose items. The volume is initialled H.W.N. on the cover, probably referring to H.W. Newton, who was in charge of the Observatory at this time, and who is mentioned in a note on the inside cover.

Dates: 1940 - 1946
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).