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SHARK, Oct 24-25. South Europe: 2nd Air Fleet operational orders for Oct 26, support...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/2168
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HW 1/2168
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1943 Oct 26
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SHARK, Oct 24-25.
South Europe: 2nd Air Fleet operational orders for Oct 26, support to 1st Parachute Division; elements of 94th Infantry Division arrive to operate in winter defence line, Oct 25; measures to prevent escape of Soviet PoWs, Oct 25; German removal of rollerequipment from Leghorn, Oct 23; dismantling of probable plate-bending machine at Leghorn, Oct 22.
South-east Europe: German 181st Infantry Division identified in Balkans, Oct 15; GAF aircraft supply situation serious, Oct 7 (not on coversheet).
Naval Headlines: U-boats active in Atlantic.
Japanese Foreign Minister to ambassador, Berlin: German ambassador, Tokyo, informed that Japan has not made supplementary agreements with Soviet Union, intelligence on Soviet Far East and US deliveries, Oct 21.
German ambassador, Madrid: three-power conference in Moscow, Oct 21.
Turkish ambassador, Moscow: new ambassador has interview with Molotov, Oct 21.
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c/4812
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