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Baytown (Straits of Messina) and Avalanche (Salerno) operations
Catalogue reference: PREM 3/245/4
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This record is about the Baytown (Straits of Messina) and Avalanche (Salerno) operations dating from 1943 Aug-1943 Oct in the series Prime Minister's Office: Operational Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1943 Aug-1943 Oct
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Baytown (Straits of Messina) and Avalanche (Salerno) operations
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Prime Minister's Office: Operational Correspondence and Papers
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