Catalogue description Cabinet Office: Historical Branch: German Army Documents (Schlieffen Papers)

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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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