Item PRENTICE & WICKSTEAD 2/2 - Papers, Aug-Oct 1944, relating to demolition operations, reconnaissance and intelligence, West Macedonia, Greece

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PRENTICE & WICKSTEAD 2/2

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Papers, Aug-Oct 1944, relating to demolition operations, reconnaissance and intelligence, West Macedonia, Greece

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  • 1944 Aug 4 - 1944 Oct 16 (Creation)

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16 items

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Papers relating to Allied Military Mission intelligence gathering and dissemination, demolition operations and reconnaissance missions in West Macedonia, Greece, 1943-1944, notably including intelligence estimate, dated 4 Aug 1944, relating to possible German options following the commencement of Operation NOAH'S ARK, operations by Allied and Greek forces during the German withdrawal from the peninsula; infiltration estimate from Capt Albert H Lingen, Officer Commanding sub-area at Grevena, codenamed KINBRACE, 16 Aug 1944; intelligence estimates for Operation NOAH'S ARK; papers relating to 'reactionary organisations' protecting German supply routes through the Kozani-Ptolemaïs and the Kastoria-Vitsi areas; field book detailing number of inhabitants within allied areas of operations and their political affiliation; list of Allied demolition targets, including location of action and type of demolition used; allied estimates of German troop locations, Aug-Sep 1944; notebook detailing estimated German unit composition; organisational drawing from General Headquarters, Middle East, Cairo, Egypt, to sub-area commands at Vermion and Vitsi, listing estimated numbers of German forces in Greece and their unit strengths, 9 Oct 1944. 16 items.

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