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Paper on 'Mobile troops (armoured)' for No. 3 war course, Staff College, Quetta, India consisting of a summary of the lectures on armoured formations with sections on historical survey, the principal roles of armoured formations, the organisation of armoured formations, the roles of the components of an armoured division. With appendices, organisation chart showing the organisation of the Armoured Division, UK (B); notes on characteristics of light and cruiser tanks and armoured tanks (C), the nomenclature of certain units of Indian Armoured Troops (D); notes on German mobile troops (E); notes on Italian mobile troops (F); chart showing Italian Corps mobile reconnaissance group (F1); notes on Russian mobile troops (G); operations of mobile troops in the 'breakthrough' battle (H); administrative notes with regard to an armoured division, UK (J). Printed 12pp

Paper on 'Attack' for No.3 war course, Staff College, Quetta, India in three parts. With appendices A, a drill for recce and deployment; B, suggested headings for attack order. Printed 16pp

Notes on leaguering', outlining procedure for positioning of vehicles, allocation of duties, observation of radio silence, sleeping arrangements when vehicles in leaguer (camped for the night). With diagram of tank positions. Typescript, 2pp

Paper by Pyman on 'New lessons from recent operations 12 Dec to 17 Dec 1942', the recent operations included the Battle of Alam Halfa and the Battle of El Alamein. Typescript, 1p

Précis of a lecture on the Army tank brigade discussing factors such as as the minefield, the anti-tank gun, the tank buster, tank gunnery, the technique of reconnaissance and the roles of the armoured division and their responsibility for changes in armoured warfare, including diagrams. Typescript, 11pp

Pamphlet The co-operation of tanks with infantry divisions in offensive situations (Headquarters 21 Army Group, 1943), issued by the Commander in Chief, 21 Army Group to Company, Battery and Squadron commanders. Printed, 23pp

21 Army Group Report on Operation MARKET GARDEN describing 30 Corps planning and execution of Operation GARDEN. With map showing the Nijmegen area, Netherlands with troop positions illustrated, sketch map showing detail of routes to Arnhem, scale 1:250,000. 1 vol

Part 1 of file '2 Army Planning Study' relating to Operation PLUNDER, the northern crossing of the Rhine at Rheinberg, Xanten and Rees, Germany by 21 Army Group, 24 Mar 1945 relating to resources and troops likely to be available, with index diagram 'CA24 1:12,500 - The Rhine, SA 18 Germany 1:12,500, CA 26 1:5,000' showing various maps of the Rhine area; map trace 'Selected crossing sites', 1:100,000 GSGS 4416, sheets P1 and Q1; map trace 'Route development' 1:100,000 GSGS 4416, sheets P1, Q1 GSGS 2541, sheet 5; map trace 'Details of models', 1:100,000, GSGS 4416, sheets P1 and O1.

Account entitled 'The Rhine crossing and advance across north west Germany' concentrating particularly on the role of Royal Tank Regiment units operating in 7 and 11 Armoured Divs including references to the British liberation of Belsen concentration camp, the capture of Bremen, Germany and Maj Gen Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey's acceptance of the German surrender delegation at Hamburg 3 May 1945. Typescript, 27pp

Narrative account entitled 'The surrender of Hamburg' outlining the events at 2 Army Headquarters when the garrison at Hamburg, Germany was surrendered unconditionally to Maj Gen Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey written by [Cdre Hugh T England] who was present. Typescript, 3pp

Letter to Pyman from Lieut Gen Frederick Arthur Montague Browning of British Airborne Corps thanking Pyman and 30 Corps Staff for their help and co-operation during Operation MARKET, the airborne operation to seize bridges between Arnhem and Eindhoven, Netherlands, Sep 1944. Typescript, 1p

Section 3 of a report on 2 Army, entitled 'The final act' relating to the German surrender at Hamburg including draft terms of surrender. With list of towns captured or liberated by 2 Army; statistics of operations of 83 Group RAF; statistics of tanks used; divisions under command of 2 Army Jun 1944 - 5 May 1945; graph showing 2 Army prisoners of war total for Jun 1944 - May 1945 and sketch 'K' of Operations ENTERPRISE, the crossing of the river Elbe between Hamburg and Wittenberg, Germany and VOLCANO carried out by 8 Corps and 18 US Airborne Corps 29 Apr 1945. Typescript, 17pp

A short account of the operations of the second British army' prepared by 2 Army, covering the establishment of the lodgement area, the break out, the pursuit and the positioning of the German frontiers, including sketch maps and diagrams of operations. With photocopies of map of North West Europe, scale 1:250,000 entitled 'Operation MARKET GARDEN' showing positions and predicted movements of troop units, sheet 2a and 3a of GSGS 4042; map of France, entitled 'The assault' showing the positions of the attacks of 30 Corps and 1 British Corps on the Normandy beaches and their predicted routes inland scale 1:100,000, sheet 7F of GSGS 4249,. 1 file

A short account of the operations of the 2 British Army, prepared by 2 Army, entitled 'The last five months, part 1 -winter offensive' relating Operation VERITABLE, the role of the 2 Army in the Ardennes campaign, France, 1944-1945. With sketches, maps and aerial photographs including map of Belgium, scale 1:250,000 part of GSGS 4042, sheet 3 showing the dispositions of 30 Corps for the possible defence of Brussels and Louvain, 21 -22 Dec 1944; map of North West Europe, scale 1:250,000, part of GSGS 4042, sheets 3 & 6 showing the limit of enemy penetration in the Ardennes and formations employed; map showing dispositions before Operation BLACKCOCK, the attack by the British 12 Corps in Roermond triangle, north of Aachen, Netherlands Jan 1945, scale, 1:100,000, parts of GSGS 4336 sheets 4 & 9 and of GSGS 4416, sheet R1; map showing objectives for Operations VERITABLE, 1 Canadian Army Rhineland attack from Nijmegen area, Feb-Mar 1945 and GRENADE, a Rhineland attack by 9 US Army Feb-Mar 1945, scale 1:250,000 parts of GSGS 4042 sheets 2A, 3A & 3 and of GSGS 4346 sheets K51, K52; map showing initial objectives for Operations PLUNDER, the northern crossing of the Rhine by 21 Army Group and VARSITY, the airborne operation to establish bridgehead on east banks of the Rhine between Emmerich and Weser, Germany, Mar 1945, part of GSGS 4416, sheets P1, Q1; 2 maps of Germany. 1 file

A short account of the operations of the 2 British Army, prepared by 2 Army, entitled 'A brief account of the operations of and the achievements of the 2 British Army Jun 1944 - May 1945' relating to Operation MARKET GARDEN, an operation to establish bridgehead across the Rhine in the Netherlands, Operations PLUNDER, the northern crossing of the Rhine by 21 Army Group and VARSITY airborne operation to establish bridgehead on the east bank of the Rhine. With diagrams, plans and maps including map of France, scale 1:100,000, part of GSGS 4249 sheet 7F, entitled 'The assault' showing the positions of the attacks of 30 Corps and 1 British Corps on the Normandy beaches and their predicted routes inland; map of the area around Falaise, France; map of the area along the River Seine, France from Louviers to Mantes-Gassicourt; map of North West Europe, scale 1:250,000 part of GSGS 4042 sheet 2A and 3A entitled 'Operation MARKET GARDEN' with troop movements indicated; map of the Rhineland between Emmerich and Rheinberg, Germany scale 1:100,000, part of GSGS 4416, sheets P1 and Q1, entitled 'Initial objectives for Operations PLUNDER and VARSITY' indicating the initial positions and predicted movements across the Rhine of 30 Corps 'turnscrew', 12 Corps 'torchlight' and 16 Corps, 9 US Army. 1 file

An account of the operations of 2 Army in Europe, 1944-1945' compiled at Headquarters 2 Army, foreword written by Maj Gen Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey noting Pyman's role in editing the account, which consists of chapters on planning; establishment of the lodgement area; the break out from the bridgehead; the liberation of Southern Holland; the Ardennes; the clearance of the Maas-Rhine area; Operation PLUNDER, the northern crossing of the Rhine by 21 Army Group and the pursuit to the Baltic; the final act. Includes plans, diagrams, maps and photographs. Printed, 2 volumes (third volume contains maps only)

Manuscript diagrams, sketch maps and notes used in the printed 2 Army history and in a lecture by Pyman, including a list of the diagrams used in the lecture. 1 file, arranged by Pyman 1953

Diary containing daily entries by Pyman relating to the possibility of Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA) being ordered to capture Java; relationship between South East Asia and India theatres; the progress of operations throughout the area; the arrangements for the handover of French Indo-China from the British to the French. With maps showing ALFSEA deployments, 1 Nov, 8 Nov, 15 Nov. Typescript, 1 file

Diary containing daily entries by Pyman relating to the progress of Operation EPILOGUE, the reduction of forces in South East Asia Command and return of troops to their countries of origin and peacetime stations; plan for withdrawal from Netherlands East Indies; letter to Pyman from Japanese Gen Itagaki Seishiro thanking him for his assistance prior to departure of the Japanese from Singapore; arrangements for evacuation of Japanese Service Personnel from Netherlands East Indies; conflict over policy in Sumatra between Supreme Allied Commander AF Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas) Mountbatten and Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA) Commander-in-Chief, Maj Gen Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey; précis of talk by Pyman on future policy in Java and Sumatra and the problems caused by the failure of the Dutch and Indonesians to reach a settlement; copy of letter from Dempsey to Pyman after his departure relating to their service together; arrangements for safeguarding the Anglo-Dutch oil refinery at Palembang, Sumatra. With map showing ALFSEA troop deployment up to 17 May 1946. 1 file

File entitled 'Instructions and orders for re-occupation' containing the following numbered papers; first review of the plan for the post hostilities re-occupation (1); list of code words for operations and for place names (2); programme of current operations, Aug 1945 (3); Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA) operational directives relating to the military occupation of Burma, Malaya, French Indo-China and Netherlands East Indies; Operation MASTERDON, re-entry into French Indo-China to gain control over Japanese Southern Army Headquarters; Operation ARMOUR, operation against Hong Kong; Operation POPCORN, the re-occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Operation ZIPPER, planned invasion of Malaya, and development of area in preparation for advance south to Singapore; Operation BIBBER, the occupation of Bangkok area; operations in Sumatra, (4); directive for 207 Military Mission to Siam sent to Brig Wilson-Brand, head of the mission (5); draft directive sent to head of Headquarters Supreme Allied Command South Eeast Asia (SACSEA) Control Commission to supervise the Japanese Southern Army headquarters at Saigon (6); SACSEA directive on the progress of surrender negotiations and guidance on points arising (7); paper on relations with surrendered Japanese forces and with enemy civilians (8); directive on relations with surrendered Japanese forces and with enemy civilians (9); copy of letter from Japanese FM Hisaichi Tarauchi, Supreme Commander of the Imperial Japanese Forces in the Southern region sent to Supreme Allied Commander, AF Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas) Mountbatten via Chief of Staff, Pyman relating to Japanese views on arrangements for surrendered Japanese forces (10); post operational civil affairs plan for Malaya (11); direction of clandestine operations in Malaya, Siam and Sumatra after Japanese capitulation (12); draft intelligence directives (13); directive to Force Commanders on Intelligence units (14); return of Japanese prisoners of war, surrendered personnel and equipment (15); signal message on the treatment of German and Italian nationals uncovered by occupation forces (16); directive to Brig J G Nicholson relating to his role as the Supreme Allied Commander's representative with the SACSEA Control Commission to Headquarters of the Japanese Southern Army (17); organisation and composition of Headquarters SACSEA Control Commissions to Japanese Headquarters (18). With list of papers included in the original file. 1 file