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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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BONIFACE summaries for Deputy PM, Brigadier Jacob and Mr Loxley. Southern Europe:...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/2259
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HW 1/2259
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1943 Nov 24
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BONIFACE summaries for Deputy PM, Brigadier Jacob and Mr Loxley.
Southern Europe: Allied penetration of about 1 mile on Adriatic coastal sector, Nov 22; Allied raid on Nov 22 results in serious damage to harbour at Civita Vecchia; Germans engage in island operations off Zara, about 50 miles north of Sibenik, but advance being hampered by impassable country; tunnel near La Spezia seriously damaged by explosion on Nov 17 but repairs hoped to be completed by Nov 26; mutiny by Croatian Legion company operating with Germans in Yugoslavia, refusal to go to Germany.
Russian Front: German steamship sunk while carrying arms to Sevastopol.
Germany: main Admiralty building in Berlin destroyed during Allied air raid on Nov 22; general shortage of manpower in the GAF.
C to SCU Cairo for Gore-Browne and Spencer, (cover name for PM while abroad).
Southern Europe/Italy: German 76th Corps situation report for Nov 22; Allied fighter-bombers attack Civita Vecchia harbour, Nov 22; Allied air raid destroys railway lines to Civita Vecchia harbour, Nov 22; German Army calls for necessary vessels and fighter escorts for island operations off Zara, Nov 22; further information on military operation off Zara, German advance being hampered by impassable terrain, Nov 22; railway near La Spezia expected to be unserviceable until Nov 26 following sabotage in tunnel on Nov 17; detailed summary of German operations in Croatia for Nov 21, covering operations HANDSHAKE and GRANITE, company of Croation Legion disarmed after refusing to go to Germany, German forces facing strong guerrilla bands.
Russian Front: German forces in Crimea, expecting a major Soviet offensive at any time, now running short of anti-aircraft ammunition, Nov 22; German steamship en route from Odessa to Sevastopol with cargo of fuel and weapons sunk on Nov 23.
Germany/German Navy: Navy HQ building in Berlin hit in Allied air raid, operations division of naval staff now being run by Northern Group, Nov 23.
Southern Europe: passage of auxiliary sailing vessels along southern Adriatic coast prevented at night by Allied destroyer patrols and during day by Allied air superiority.
Yugoslavia: German ceasefire agreement with Chetniks; FO speculation on involvement of Mikhailovic.
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c/5058
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