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West Europe: Group West orders preparations for demolition of Granville harbour because...

Catalogue reference: HW 1/2902

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HW 1/2902

Date

1944 June 7

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West Europe: Group West orders preparations for demolition of Granville harbour because airborne troops have landed, June 7; four airfields occupied by one day groups, June 6, see 6707; flak battle detachments scarcely able to operate in day because of enemy air superiority, June 6; GAF reconnaissance orders for June 7; Rommel orders 3rd Flak Corps to prepare dummy flak positions with fuses set to explode after occupation by the enemy, June 6; long-distance telegraph lines south of Paris interrupted by sabotage, night of June 6-7

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

c/6722

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