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Brigadier Hollis for PM, BONIFACE summary and SUNSET. South Europe: Italian E-boats...

Catalogue reference: HW 1/1939

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This record is about the Brigadier Hollis for PM, BONIFACE summary and SUNSET. South Europe: Italian E-boats... dating from 1943 Aug 14 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 1/1939
Date
1943 Aug 14
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Brigadier Hollis for PM, BONIFACE summary and SUNSET.

South Europe: Italian E-boats to be advised of Palermo shipping, Allies hold north coast as far as Milazzo, Aug 13; GAF expect Allied landing east of Cape Calava on Aug 14; railway lines cut in Calabria, Germans to unload trains and use vehicles; Germans reinforce anti-aircraft artillery in toe of Italy, Aug 11; Axis accelerate sailing of landing craft to Messina, Aug 12-13; landing craft at Naples put on short notice, Aug 13; landing craft ordered from Vibo Valentia to Messina, Aug 13; C-in-C South's general situation report, Aug 11; Corsica to be supplied from Sardinia, Aug 5.

South-east Europe: GAF AOC orders immediate construction work on airfields in Albania, Aug 12.

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c/4159
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