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South Europe: air defence artillery regiment to move from Capua to Catania, July...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/1821
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This record is about the South Europe: air defence artillery regiment to move from Capua to Catania, July... 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 1/1821
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1943 July 11
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South Europe: air defence artillery regiment to move from Capua to Catania, July 10; German E-boats to conduct operation in Cape Passero area, night of July 11-12; GAF Ju88 attacked by saboteurs at Ottana airfield, night July 11-12; GAF sitrep on Sicily for July 9-10; German secret service, Rome, reports no essential change in situation, July 10; Taormina evacuated, July 10; German Abwehr intelligence Taormina in difficult situation, July 10.
Southern Russian Front: German front line in Bielgorod area, July 9.
South-east Europe: GAF complains of shortage of reconnaissance aircraft, July 11.
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c/3833
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