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North Africa: day report from 5th Panzer Army for Jan 18, Allied thrust north-west...

Catalogue reference: HW 1/1327

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This record is about the North Africa: day report from 5th Panzer Army for Jan 18, Allied thrust north-west... dating from 1943 Jan 23 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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1943 Jan 23

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North Africa: day report from 5th Panzer Army for Jan 18, Allied thrust north-west of Heidous repulsed, heavy fighting north-east of Bou Arada, expectation of Allied reinforcements, German armoured car claimed to have sunk submarine by gunfire; Panzer Army Rommel's intentions for Jan 21, planned withdrawal, Army HQ moving to Agelat, south-west of Sabratha.

Naval Headlines: Scharnhorst and Prinz Eugen preparing to leave Gdynia for Northern Waters, Italian Admiral to leave Tripoli together with his Staff, Jan 21, harbour entrance blocked, tank, pier and dockyard installations destroyed.

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