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France: Group Eberbach being reinforced, Aug 9; reports of situation in Brittany,...

Catalogue reference: HW 1/3166

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This record is about the France: Group Eberbach being reinforced, Aug 9; reports of situation in Brittany,... dating from 1944 Aug 10 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Signals Intelligence Passed to the Prime Minister,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HW 1/3166

Date

1944 Aug 10

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France: Group Eberbach being reinforced, Aug 9; reports of situation in Brittany, French auxiliaries and gendarmerie at Brest stopped work and no longer obeyed orders of Admiral Negadelle, staff of 24th Minesweeper Flotilla arrived Brest Aug 9 being employed as Combat Group; in St Malo Russian 582nd Battery blown up by saboteurs, Russian 602nd Battalion declined battle, heavy casualties among officers and men, little will to resist, artillery ammunition for two days only

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c/7357

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