War Office: Earl Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre: Papers

Reference:

WO 214

Title:

Description:

Official and semi-official correspondence of Earl Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre, 1944 to 1945. The records cover planning of, and operations during, the campaigns in North Africa, Sicily and Italy and several pieces contain maps.

The letters were catalogued in 1947 when Lord Alexander was Governor-General of Canada, and the original index, included in the series as piece 70, gives a concise description of the contents of each file.

Date:

1941-1946

Held by:

The National Archives, Kew

Legal status:

Public Record

Language:

English

Creator:

Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl of Tunis, 1891-1969

Physical description:

71 file(s)

Access conditions:

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Custodial history:

This collection of papers was presented to the Army Department of the War Office by Lady Alexander in 1971.

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