TRANSFER TO ITALY
RICHTHOFEN'S UNITS HO a.m.) LONDON, July 7 Reports received in Stockholm from Berlin state that Marshal von Richthofen's air squadrons have been transferred from Russia to Italy. Von Richthofen, who is a cousin of the last war ace, commanded n corps which took part in the Battle of Britain and also fought in Spain, Russia and the Balkans. General Adolf ' Galland, inspectorgeneral of the Luftwaffe lighter forces, has arrived at General von Kessclring's headquarters in southern Italy.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21141, 8 July 1943, Page 3
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