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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
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North Africa: Axis shipping arrives Tobruk, Nov 3; GAF reports, Nov 3; Axis hospital...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/1045
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HW 1/1045
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1942 Nov 4
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North Africa: Axis shipping arrives Tobruk, Nov 3; GAF reports, Nov 3; Axis hospital ships leave Matruh, Nov 3; fieldmarshal orders continuous GAF protection for Tobruk harbour, Nov 3; GAF report withdrawal of Panzer Army infantry, Nov 3; British attacks repelled despite heavy losses from RAF; GAF report for afternoon of Nov 3, Panzer Army grouping for defensive action.
Mediterranean: GAF, Russian Front, to detach all Ju88 C6s with crews to AOC in C South, Nov 3; GAF aircraft leave Foggia, Nov 3; Ju88 C6 to Eleusis for convoy escort duties, Nov 3; GAF fieldmarshall allotted additional fighter aircraft, Fuehrer agrees army units to be flown to Africa from Crete, Nov 3.
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- Army
- Air Force
- Intelligence
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