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North Africa: Panzer Army summary for July 4 in El Alamein area; Allied and Axis...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/702
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This record is about the North Africa: Panzer Army summary for July 4 in El Alamein area; Allied and Axis... dating from 1942 July 5 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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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 July 5
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North Africa: Panzer Army summary for July 4 in El Alamein area; Allied and Axis troop dispositions; Panzer Division not yet relieved by Italians; heavy Allied air attacks; Panzer Army summary for July 3; continued stubborn British resistance in El Alamein area; strained supply situation of Panzer Army and low fighting strength of Axis divisions bring their offensive to a close; urgent request for reinforcements, July 3; GAF summary of July 5 on RAF operations of July 4 praising British air/ground forces cooperation; Italian bi-planes attack Axis headquarters, including German Africa Corps, morning of July 5; criticism of GAF status reports.
Arctic convoy: Allied losses following German aircraft torpedo attacks, July 4.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- c/9938
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