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BONIFACE, see HW 1/3756
Catalogue reference: HW 1/3757
Date: 1945 May 6
BONIFACE, see HW 1/3756
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Western Europe: Army Group B report last reserves put in near Esternach, troops exhausted,...
Catalogue reference: HW 1/3521
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This record is about the Western Europe: Army Group B report last reserves put in near Esternach, troops exhausted,... dating from 1945 Feb 14 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 1/3521
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945 Feb 14
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Western Europe: Army Group B report last reserves put in near Esternach, troops exhausted, expects large-scale Allied attack from Aachen area unless delayed by floods; Germans consider no grounds to expect crossing of Rhine in near future, Feb 11; Himmler's orders for investigations for possible transfers of higher authorities; war gas ammunition to be moved from depots in area east of Leipzig to depot in north-east area.
South-eastern Europe: difficulty bringing back to Croatia forces of CinC South-East operating in Southern Hungary, operations against Tuzla Basin and Bihac area not possible; operation to protect flanks of CinC South-West and Army Group South.
Southern Europe: order from Army Group South for absolute secrecy under pain of death regarding Rest and Refitting Group.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- c/8603
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