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Enemy submarine attacks on merchant shipping: Apr-July 1942, Mozambique Channel
Catalogue reference: ADM 199/1405
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This record is about the Enemy submarine attacks on merchant shipping: Apr-July 1942, Mozambique Channel dating from 1934-1944 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 199/1405
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1934-1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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Enemy submarine attacks on merchant shipping: Apr-July 1942, Mozambique Channel
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Case No. 8830
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 199
Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War
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