Asking for help

If you would like to know whether the documents you need for your research are held by the SHD, please fill in this form, clearly stating the subject of your research.

Our teams will send you a reply indicating which collections are likely to be useful to you and what document lists are available online or in the reading rooms.

This form is intended solely for responding to requests for guidance. For reading room opening hours and conditions regarding consultation, please refer to the 'Consulting documents" section.

For information regarding the contents of the collections, please refer to the section 'Consulting online'.

To find out about SHD, please refer to the section 'About us'.

Fieds marked (*) are obligatory.

Surname* :

First Name* :

Email* :

Phone number* :

Search type* :

Period :

Nature of your request for help* :

Information Technology and Freedom (Data protection) Law. As part of your online registration, your data will be processed by computer. The data collected for this purpose will only be seen by the French Ministry of Defence Historical department (SHD) and solely for this purpose. Pursuant to Law no. 78-17 on Information technology, Data files and Freedom of 6 January 1978, individuals are entitled to access and correct any personal data held about them.