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North Africa: GAF fuel return Dec 10; Staff of Panzer Gruppe Africa to move Dec 10;...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/318
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This record is about the North Africa: GAF fuel return Dec 10; Staff of Panzer Gruppe Africa to move Dec 10;... dating from 1941 Dec 12 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 1/318
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1941 Dec 12
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North Africa: GAF fuel return Dec 10; Staff of Panzer Gruppe Africa to move Dec 10; GAF to air drop supplies to Bardia, Dec 11: GAF report Italian Air Force aviation fuel stocks sinking, Dec 11; GAF considering sending all fuel supplies to Martuba in view of the land situation, Dec 11; Italians to make great effort to get supply convoys through by Dec 14; fuel stocks very low at Tripoli, Dec 7 and 11; GAF to attempt to get fuel from Tunis, Dec 11; C-in-C South alarmed at fuel shortage and requests report, Dec 11; GAF complain at ship delivery of wrong aviation fuel, Dec 11.
Moscow Front: GAF 8th Air Corps to take every opportunity to support 3 Armoured Group's defensive action, Dec 10; GAF supply difficulties due to lack of trains, Dec 10; German corps withdraws, Dec 11; 51st Army Corps report strong Soviet breaks through in Klin area and intention to withdraw to defensive positions, Dec 11.
Army Group Centre believes Soviets have recognised weakness of German defending forces in Klin area, Dec 10.
Russian Front: GAF report and reconnaissance intentions, Dec 6.
GAF report Soviet break through and 2nd Army requests for air support, Dec 11.
Hitler orders GAF to take offensive action against US shipping and that of any South American allies, Dec 11.
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c/8310
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- Topics
- Army
- Air Force
- Intelligence
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