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BONIFACE, see HW 1/3740
Catalogue reference: HW 1/3743
Date: 1945 May 1
BONIFACE, see HW 1/3740
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South Europe: measures to be taken to stop deserters congesting road to Messina,...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/1840
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This record is about the South Europe: measures to be taken to stop deserters congesting road to Messina,... dating from 1943 July 16 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 1/1840
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943 July 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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South Europe: measures to be taken to stop deserters congesting road to Messina, July 14; GAF night-fighter unit to operate against shipping off Sicily, July 11; Axis ground forces in Sicily to prepare demolition of roads and bridges in good time, July 14; German Navy to transfer to Italy from Trapani and Palermo, July 14; German troops to occupy key points on roads and railways in Sicily to prevent demolition by Italians, July 14; GAF shortage of air support forces, July 14; reinforcement for Schmalz Group; Allied parachutists land in Lentini area, July 13.
Mediterranean: Axis shipping losses, July 14, two reports.
South-east Europe: GAF intentions for July 15 including transfer of fighters and bombers to Italy.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4465068/
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