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Unlisted reports taken to be North Africa: GAF air operations report, Nov 27; GAF...
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Unlisted reports taken to be North Africa: GAF air operations report, Nov 27; GAF air reconnaissance, Nov 26-27.
Russian Front: 1 Panzer Army situation, Nov 27; Germans report strong Russian attacks, Nov 27.
Mediterranean: 10 Air Corps intentions.
North Africa: fighter replacements to be sent by rail to Bari, Nov 27; GAF to transport Italian aviation fuel from Tripoli to Benghazi, Nov 27: Italian Air Force Mc200 to move to Libya, Italian Air Force torpedo aircraft to use Crete aerodrome when necessary; GAF Me109 lost when routed to Greece via unsuitable aerodromes, Nov 27.
North Africa: GAF aviation fuel to be brought to Benghazi by Italian submarine; GAF bomber crews to be transferred to Greek area Nov 27; exaggerated GAF success claims, Nov 27: GAF aircraft strength return, Nov 27 GAF aviation fuel shipped from Naples for Derna, Nov 26; Italian destroyers transporting GAF aviation fuel Nov 27; GAF report no damage caused by British air raid, Nov 27: Italian admiral's impressions of the situation, Nov 27.
GAF fuel return, Nov 27.
Moscow Front: GAF 8 Air Corps short of transport aircraft, Nov 27.
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