Western Europe: 86th Corps expresses appreciation for unusual sight of GAF aircraft...

Western Europe: 86th Corps expresses appreciation for unusual sight of GAF aircraft supporting its troops, July 11; 1st Panzer Corps expects Allied attack north of Maltot, July 12; fuel shortages hamper recovery of crashed aircraft in France, July 13, additional fuel requested; Germans suspect preparations for Allied landings in southern France following Allied air raids on Mediterranean coast and Rhone estuary and build up of Resistance forces around Valence area, July 12.

Southern Europe: 5th Mountain Division withdraws to line between Pergola and Fabriano during night of July 12/13; anti-aircraft units in Italy ordered on June 22 to always keep optical equipment with their guns, particularly when equipment was transferred as obtaining of new optical equipment was now impossible following transfer of optical industry.

Russian Front/Denmark: 25th Panzer Division, last located in southern Soviet Union in mid-June, located at Hobro in Northern Denmark by July 12.

Naval Headlines.

Turkish ambassador, Vichy: report of July 3 following talks with an authoritative German commander on state of the war in France, Germans were suffering greatly from constant Allied air attacks against their road and rail communications, no military solution possible for either side so war would have to be ended by diplomatic means.

French delegate, Moscow: report of July 7 to Algiers on the talks on June 25 between US ambassador, Harriman, and Ilya Ehrenburg, including references to de Gaulle and French government in exile in Algiers.

SIS Central Department report number 229 of July 12 which referred to a party to celebrate V-1 attacks against London, attended by Franco and his staff, who considered that the new weapon would at least prolong the war and facilitate a compromise peace.