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Mediterranean operations: reports. Includes 17 photographs depicting: (1) Tripoli,...
Catalogue reference: ADM 199/798
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This record is about the Mediterranean operations: reports. Includes 17 photographs depicting: (1) Tripoli,... dating from 1940-1941 in the series Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 199/798
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1941
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Description (What the record is about)
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Mediterranean operations: reports. Includes 17 photographs depicting: (1) Tripoli, Libya: harbour after bombardment; Bardia, Libya, shows Wadi Raheb before operation; (2) Composite photographs of bombardment area Genoa, Italy, bombardment of (photographic prints), shows target area. Dated 1941.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Case No. 7715
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4121154/
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ADM 199
Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War
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