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North Africa: situation reports from within Panzer Army, July 6; Italian naval report...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/705
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This record is about the North Africa: situation reports from within Panzer Army, July 6; Italian naval report... dating from 1942 July 7 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 1/705
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 July 7
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North Africa: situation reports from within Panzer Army, July 6; Italian naval report of forces from Congo and Lake Chad en route to Egypt; Allied aircraft attack Italian Littoria division, July 6.
North Africa: schedule dated July 3 for sea and air transport to Africa of German assault boats and personnel; intensive troop airlift from Maleme to Tobruk to start on July 6; all fuel arriving in Crete to be redirected to Maleme, July 5; commander of German 20th Corps killed by June 27.
Barents Sea: German aircraft attack German U-boats in error, July 5, ban on GAF aircraft attacking submarines.
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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)
- c/9950
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Intelligence
- Navy
- Middle East
- Africa
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4463931/
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