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South Europe; German battle situation, evening July 10; GAF attacks on landing craft...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/1818
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This record is about the South Europe; German battle situation, evening July 10; GAF attacks on landing craft... dating from 1943 July 11 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 1/1818
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1943 July 11
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South Europe; German battle situation, evening July 10; GAF attacks on landing craft in Augusta harbour, morning July 10; British troops advancing on Caltagirone, morning July 10; GAF reconnaissance of enemy near Caltagirone, July 10; GAF not to send vehicles to Caltagirone area, July 10; Allied landings and advance north at Cape Passero, morning July 10; GAF to attack Allied landing areas in Gela bay, first light July 11; same orders for GAF SK10 aircraft, July 11; Allied landings and movements in Sicily, early morning July 10; landing at Gela, July 10; ship sightings off Sicily, July 10; GAF reinforcements for Sicily, July 10; GAF aircraft en route Sicily, morning July 10; naval units off Palermo, early morning July 10; naval bombardment of Agrigento, morning July 10; GAF morning reconnaissance of ships off Sicily and landings, July 10; German Navy destroy and evacuate Empedocle, July 10; German ground forces fighting in Sicily, July 10; Hermann Goering Division to attack and destroy enemy, Hitler orders use of all forces, July 10
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c/3826
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