A file of intelligence reports and related correspondence to and from the British prime minister in the years 1940 to 1945. The file consists of Winston Churchill's correspondence with British military commanders and intelligence personnel on a variety of topics relating to the progress of the war, including the deciphering of Enigma and the need for more wireless operators in 1940; the situation on the Eastern Front in late 1941; the Battle of El Alamein; the German supply situation in late 1942; German plans for operations in the Adriatic and on the Dalmatian islands in 1943; attempts to confuse German air raid warning systems by creating additional radar echoes; conflicting figures from Axis and Allied reports on French civilian casualties caused by air raids prior to D-Day; German U-boat attacks on Allied supply lines after D-Day; and air force priorities and preparations for Operation Overlord.
- Collection ID
- CAB163
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Albania Belgium Corsica Crete Croatia Egypt England Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Russia Soviet Union Spain Sweden Tunisia Ukraine Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 163/11/2
- Document Types
- Report Map Correspondence
- File Reference
- CAB 163/11
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab163.0011.002
- Keywords
- Military Operations Torpedo Boats Naval Warfare Submarines Warships German Navy German Air Force Operations Planning Intelligence Gathering Ports Aerial Reconnaissance Amphibious Operations Trieste Air Raids Anti-aircraft Defence Bombing Predicting Enemy Intentions Partisans Yugoslav Armed Forces Morale Military Supplies Military Strength Assessing Enemy Strength Underground Resistance Convoys Royal Navy Intelligence Requirements Italian Army Eastern Front Tanks Shipping German Army Military Dispositions Military Situation Reports Climate Red Army Roads Communications Battles Information Sharing Allies Military Advisors Air Intelligence Wireless Communications Operation Overlord German U-boats Fuel Naval Bases Missiles Rockets Radar Communications Interception Cyphers Invasion Threat Personnel Deception Travel Restrictions Diplomatic Officials Mines Casualties Railways Civilians Sabotage Air Raid Warning Systems Second Battle Of El Alamein Food Supplies Armaments Battle Of Normandy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Geheime Staatspolizei Security Service Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Ministry of Defence
- Pages
- 152
- Persons Discussed
- Harold Alexander Francis Davidson Francis De Guingand Anthony Eden Dwight Eisenhower Bernard Montgomery Desmond Morton
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence Signals Intelligence Code-breaking Surveillance
