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Southern Europe: German High Command bans German troops from entering Vatican City,...

Catalogue reference: HW 1/2614

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HW 1/2614

Date

1944 Mar 13

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Southern Europe: German High Command bans German troops from entering Vatican City, Mar 11.

New Hitler order: Hitler orders publishing of national military propaganda newspaper to counteract Allied propaganda, Mar 10.

Southern Europe: 50 GAF fighters and 60 JU-52s to deploy to Belgrade area by Mar 12; German shipping in Dalmation area to come to complete standstill unless immediate effective air and sea defence provided, Mar 5; summary of German naval movements in Aegean Sea and visits to Yugoslav ports, Mar 10/11; German Army requests more naval protection, otherwise supply of Dalmation Islands would have to be done by air, Mar 11; urgent demand to upgrade coastal defence batteries in Istria and supply more German personnel to work with Italians, Mar 7.

Russian Front: Germans retreat from Uman, Mar 9, destroying equipment which could not be brought out because of poor state of roads.

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c/5988

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Shipping
Europe and Russia
Intelligence
Navy
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