ALANBROOKE, FM Alan Francis, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke of Brookeborough (1883-1963)

Gen Wladyslaw Sikorski

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1941 Aug 3-1943 Jul 10

Chief of Imperial General Staff semi-official file 65a: Brooke's correspondence with Gen Wladyslaw Sikorski, Commander-in-Chief, Polish Army, 6 Mar 1942-18 Nov 1943, notably concerning formation of the Polish Armoured Div, Apr-May 1942, the state of equipment of Polish forces in the Middle East, Sep 1942, and the role of the Polish Secret Army; memorandum to Brooke from Sikorski, 16 Oct-10 Nov 1942, reviewing possibilities for future conduct of the war; correspondence, 5-10 Jul 1943, concerning Sikorski's death and funeral arrangements.

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1: Papers relating to Brooke's childhood and early military service, 1883-1915, dated [1884]-1943
2: Letters and typescript copies
- 2/1: Letters to his mother, Alice Brooke, and related papers, 1906-[1954]
- 2/2: Typescript copies of letters to his mother, Alice Brooke, 1906-[1954]
3: Training papers, [1906]-1935
4: Papers relating to his military commands, 1929-1941
5: Diaries, 1939-1946
6: Papers as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1941-1946, dated 1927-[1955]
- 6/1: Combined Chiefs of Staff papers, 1943-1951
- 6/2: Named semi-official files, 1940-[1955]
- 6/3 Other semi official files, mainly relating to Allied command structure, 1944-1945, operations in Italy, 1944, and strategy in the Far East, 1944,dated 1927- [1955]
- 6/4: Other semi-official correspondence, mainly relating to strategy and command, 1941-1946, dated 1941-1953
- 6/5: Copies of letters from Brooke to FM Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, 1938-1946, dated 1952-1953
- 6/6: Papers relating to world tour, Oct-Dec 1945, dated 1945-1946
- 6/7: Copies of diaries of Maj Gen (Edward) Ian (Claud) Jacob, 1941-1943, dated [1954]
7: Papers relating to Brooke's post-war life and career, 1927-1968
8: Personal correspondence, letters of congratulation and appreciation and historical enquiries, 1927-1966
9: Lectures, speeches and broadcasts, 1944-1962
10: Printed material and ephemera, 1935-1965
11: Notes made by Marian C Long, research assistant to Royal Regiment of Artillery and Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, and related papers, [1917]-1958
12: Correspondence and papers relating to Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant's 'The turn of the tide' (Collins, London, 1957) and 'Triumph of the West' (Collins, London, 1959), 1951-1975
13: Alanbrooke Papers: Photographs
14: Maps, 1899-1945
15: Correspondence relating to statue of Brooke in Whitehall, London, dated 1990-1994
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