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

20 Nov 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 North Africa: a German Air Force (GAF) report of November 19 suggests the RAF have dropped sabotage detachments; and GAF Battle HQ has moved to Gazala; on the Mediterranean: an Italian tanker is to sail to Benghazi on November 23; on the Mediterranean/North Africa: a report of a GAF shortage of fighters; and of the GAF's intentions for November 21; on North Africa: the GAF orders all available bombers at Benina to be prepared for a ground attack; on the Mediterranean: a GAF report of November 20; on North Africa: of GAF Gazala's readiness for return, on November 21; on the Moscow Front: GAF operational orders for November 19; and on North Africa: a GAF report on RAF strength on November 20; and the Italians at Benghazi request a hospital ship to evacuate the wounded.
egypt libya malta evacuation italy shipping fuel crete sicily second world war bombing casualties british army military intelligence royal air force special operations sabotage government code and cypher school operations planning german army german air force assessing enemy strength troop movements desert war military commanders invasion of the soviet union mechanical problems
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Egypt Italy Libya Malta Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /236/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /236
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0236.002
Keywords
Special Operations Sabotage British Army Desert War Military Commanders German Army Fuel Shipping German Air Force Troop Movements Operations Planning Bombing Mechanical Problems Invasion Of The Soviet Union Assessing Enemy Strength Royal Air Force Evacuation Casualties
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
29
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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