Western Europe, 1944-1945

References on this page: ALANBROOKE: 6

ALANBROOKE: 6/3/1

1944 Nov 18-1945 Jan 24

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 1a: mainly Brooke's correspondence with FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander, 21 Army Group, concerning command structure of Allied forces in Western Europe, operations in the Ardennes, Dec 1944-Jan 1945, and plans for Allied invasion of Germany (see 6/2/28 for drafts of these letters).

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ALANBROOKE: 6/3/2

1944 Oct 28-1944 Dec 3

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 1b: memorandum to Brooke from G G Simpson, Director of Military Operations, 3 Dec 1944, on Simpson's visit to FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander, 21 Army Group, 2-3 Dec 1944, mainly concerning action agreed between Montgomery and US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe, regarding command structure of Allied forces in Western Europe. With related correspondence between Montgomery and Eisenhower, 1-2 Dec 1944, and directive from Eisenhower, 28 Oct 1944, outlining plans for advance into Germany.

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ALANBROOKE: 6/3/3

1944 Aug 24,1944 Dec 4

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 1c: notes prepared for Brooke by G G Simpson, Director of Military Operations, 4 Dec 1944, on changes in command structure of Allied forces in Western Europe, including related directive, 24 Aug 1944, from US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe.

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ALANBROOKE: 6/3/4

1944 Dec 31

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 1d: memorandum to Brooke from G G Simpson, Director of Military Operations, on Simpson's visit to FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander, 21 Army Group, 30-31 Dec 1944, mainly concerning progress of operations in North West Europe, Dec 1944, and action agreed between Montgomery and US Gen Dwight David Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe, regarding command structure of Allied forces in Western Europe.

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ALANBROOKE: 6/3/5

1945 Mar 1-1945 Mar 12 [1955]

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file, 6 Command: Brooke's correspondence with FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander-in-Chief, 21 Army Group, Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, FM Sir Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean, and Gen George Catlett Marshall, Chief of Staff of US Army, concerning possibility of Alexander replacing AM Sir Arthur William Tedder as Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, Western Europe. With typescript note on content of letters in this file by [Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, 1955].

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