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North Africa: Tunis Air Corps and 5th Panzer Army detailed combat plans for Feb 26,...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/1404
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HW 1/1404
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1943 Feb 26
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North Africa: Tunis Air Corps and 5th Panzer Army detailed combat plans for Feb 26, to advance main Axis defence line in northern Tunisia; Tunis Air Corps' report for Feb 25; preparations for blowing up bomb storage area at Gafsa airfield, Feb 25.
Russian Front: summary report for Feb 25, more Soviet successes.
Naval Headlines.
Japanese minister, Budapest: Hungarian government views on the war, Feb 20.
Japanese minister, Helsinki: Finnish plans to resist Soviet invasion, Feb 9.
Japanese ambassador, Berlin: results of meeting with Ribbentrop on Feb 19, Germans still optimistic for all out victory on all fronts although critical of Italian and Hungarian armies on Russian Front, report sent to Japanese ambassadors/ministers in Vichy, Rome, Ankara, Berne and Madrid.
Turkish minister, Lisbon: report of Feb 23, Hitler has fortnight's nervous crisis over Stalingrad defeat and desires rapprochement with Goering, Belgian minister in Lisbon earns from Madrid that Russians have given ultimatum to Spain - withdraw Spanish Blue Division from Russia or declare war against Russia, otherwise 12,000 Blue Division prisoners will be shot.
Japanese ambassador, Berlin: Ribbentrop leaves Berlin on Feb 24 for Rome and discussions with Mussolini.
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c/2399
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