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Bad road conditions and ammunition train requested for Novogorod-Severski. 10th Air...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/58
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This record is about the Bad road conditions and ammunition train requested for Novogorod-Severski. 10th Air... dating from 1941 Sept 10 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Signals Intelligence Passed to the Prime Minister,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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HW 1/58
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1941 Sept 10
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Bad road conditions and ammunition train requested for Novogorod-Severski.
10th Air Corps anxious that lorries intended for Africa should not be unloaded from ss Tinos to make way for lighters previously loaded on Bellona.
10th Air Corps to provide recce cover for two ships leaving Naples for Benghazi carrying aviation fuel and oil.
10th Air Corps to provide close protection for ss Oriani sailing from Patras to Benghazi Sept 11.
Cross-country vehicles urgently needed for German police marooned in Stanislav by flooding of River Dniester.
Japanese ambassador, Rome reported meeting with Italian minister who had visited Ukrainian Front - perhaps accompanying Mussolini who had had meeting with Hitler - expected German Army to reach Caucasus within few days.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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c/7522
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Air Force
- Oil and gas
- Weapons
- Intelligence
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