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Catalogue description Cabinet Office: Historical Branch: German Army Documents (Schlieffen Papers)
| Reference: | CAB 20 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cabinet Office: Historical Branch: German Army Documents (Schlieffen Papers) |
| Description: |
This series consists of photostat copies of the papers of Graf von Schlieffen, Chief of the German General Staff, 1892-1906. The papers consist of manuscripts, papers and maps relating to German war plans, collectively known as the Schlieffen Plan. |
| Date: | 1902-1912 |
| Arrangement: |
Due to an earlier rearrangement of the material the items in this series have two former reference numbers. The arrangement by folio number was altered to an arrangement by folder and alphabetic reference. The current arrangement follows the latter. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 4 files and flat sheets |
| Physical condition: | Positive photostats |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1958 Cabinet Office |
| Accruals: | No future accruals expected |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Original papers were included in a collection of German Army Documents (Heeresarchiv), which formed part of the captured enemy documents returned to the German Federal Authorities by the USA in 1955. |
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