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Western Europe: Hitler's orders that only reports containing the unvarnished truth...

Catalogue reference: HW 1/3483

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HW 1/3483

Date

1945 Jan 26

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Western Europe: Hitler's orders that only reports containing the unvarnished truth should be passed to him, Jan 24; orders from Fieldmarshal Model for occupation of Ardennes Front, Jan 25; Field Marshal Model reiterates tasks of his subordinate units, Jan 25; Army Group B giving instructions for defence line in northern part of Ardennes Front, Jan 25;, GAF orders that young GAF signals personnel be made available for front line service, Jan 21; GAF Command West situation report, Jan 23; slow withdrawal to Eifel West Wall position, Jan 24; 32 more GAF fighter aircraft moving to Koenigsberg [Königsberg]-Neumark between Berlin and Stettin, Jan 24.

Russian Front: Luftgau I to transfer to at once to west Prussia, a new command, GAF Command East Prussia to be set up, Jan 22.

Germany: panic in Berlin, Jan 24.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berlin: German exploitation of remark by Mr Greenwood, Jan 21.

Japanese ambassador, Berlin: German intelligence on the Balkans, Jan 19.

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c/8499

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