PM from C. Italian Front: 1st Parachute Division report for Mar 21, strong Allied...

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Italian Front: 1st Parachute Division report for Mar 21, strong Allied attacks with superior infantry, and tanks with artillery support, east and north of Cassino; 1st Parachute Corps report late on Mar 21, Allies bringing up large quantities of ammunition thus confirming preparations for renewed attacks; 76th Panzer Corps reports results of reconnaissance by 715th Infantry Division (Dietrich), Mar 21; German Naval Harbourmaster, Stefano, reports repair of rail line Orbetello-Stefano hopeless, Mar 22.

GAF South East instruction for the salvaging of all crashed fighter aircraft to be given top salvage priority, Mar 21.

Western Europe: German fighter unit's losses for one Allied aircraft shot down, Brunswick area, Mar 15.

Naval Headlines: German torpedo boat movements in Channel; patrol line of Thor and Hammer U-boat Groups in North Atlantic; landing operations in Adriatic; Japanese sub-chaser group to be added to Kuriles Defence Force in response to US submarine activity; Aikoku Maru sunk at Truk by US carrier-borne aircraft; U-boat U 168 due Batavia to be escorted in by Japanese minesweeper.

Turkish air attaché, London: German air raids on London, Mar 16.

French chargé, Sofia: Allied air raid on Sofia, Mar 17.

Eastern Europe: Admiral Black Sea Operations requesting information on availability of prepared defence line on Soviet Union-Romania frontier, Mar 20; report from 4th Air Fleet for Mar 22 summarising reconnaissance results for Mar 21, Soviet tanks heading south-west over Dniester, area south-east of Yampol to Mogilev bridging preparations, vehicles and infantry south of Dniester heading south east; partial report from Army Group South for Mar 20, giving intentions for Mar 21, to relieve Brody and clear road from Brody to Leszniov, 42nd Army Corps to attack from Mazayevo area to relieve Kovel.

South-eastern Europe: 79 German aircraft on Nisch airfield 80 miles north west of Sofia, Mar 21, possibly connected to projected operations against Hungary and Bulgaria, supporting evidence collated; report from CinC South East (Army Group F) for Mar 5, Lueneburg damaged in Piraeus dock by limpet mines; fighting between Chetniks and Communist guerrillas in Serbia; railway sabotaged in Croatia, guerrilla raids on Beocin; elements of 11th, 4th, 1st and 29th Communist Divisions engaged in Bosnia; US commando operations on Hvar and on Vis; indications of Allied intention to make landings on Croatian coast; German intention to reinforce Vis with further 1,200 men; activity by Communist forces in coastal sector Split-Zara and near Sinj.

German intelligence Abwehr report from Lisbon commenting on British depression caused by reports of withdrawal of US troops for military operations in Pacific only, forecast no large scale landings, only small operations to tie-down German forces including formation of bridgehead in Southern France, Mar 18; Portuguese Consulate reports from Sheffield and Brighton predicts attacks expected end March or beginning April, Holland and Belgium, north and south France, not Denmark, troop movements in England towards south coast, Mar 18.

German Legation, Dublin: Mar 18, effects of German air raids on London, British parachute unit stationed in Northern Ireland ordered to Iceland, indications that travel facilities after Mar 20 cannot be guaranteed.