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Western Desert: answers by Colonel Fritz Bayerlein to questions by the South African...
Catalogue reference: CAB 106/736
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This record is about the Western Desert: answers by Colonel Fritz Bayerlein to questions by the South African... dating from 1950 in the series War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Historical Section: Archivist and Librarian Files:.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CAB 106/736
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1950
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Western Desert: answers by Colonel Fritz Bayerlein to questions by the South African Historical Section on tank tactics in the campaign, 1941-1943
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Colonel Bayerlein was Chief of Staff to General Nehring and commanded the German Afrika Corps in the battle of Alam El Halfa, 1942 Aug.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- AL 1208
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- Open Document, Open Description
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CAB 106
War Cabinet and Cabinet Office: Historical Section: Archivist and Librarian Files:...
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