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Government Code and Cypher School: Signals Intelligence Passed to the Prime Minister, Messages and Correspondence

25 Oct 1941

A file of signals intelligence reports, messages, and correspondence issued by the Government Code and Cypher School and sent by the head ('C') of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. This file includes the following reports on the Moscow Front: of German Air Force (GAF) operation orders, from October 24; a situation report for October 25; the 261th Infantry Division's orders on October 24; and the 6th Division's operation intentions on October 24; on the Southern Russian Front: GAF intentions for October 23-24; and a reconnaissance report on October 23; on the Moscow Front: air operations on October 23; on the Russian Front: that GAF bomber units are to transfer to the Crimea Front; and a GAF situation report for October 23; on the Southern Russian Front: a 17th Army situation report for October 23; on the Mediterranean: a GAF report for October 24; on North Africa: GAF shipping priorities; on Turkey and Syria: German secret service activities, from October 23; that GAF personnel are not to make purchases in Bulgaria, from October 24; and a report from the Turkish minister in Berne on the war situation, from October 22.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bulgaria China Crete England Germany Greece Hungary Italy Japan Malta Romania Russia Syria Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /167/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /167
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0167.002
Keywords
Military Organisation German Air Force Operation Barbarossa German Army Military Situation Reports Red Army Defence Troop Movements Oil Convoys Military Supplies Sabotage German Intelligence Services Diplomatic Intelligence Peace Proposals Invasion Of The Soviet Union
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
34
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations Intelligence Operations

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