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

26 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: German Air Force (GAF) bombers are to move back to Greece on November 25; an operations report for November 24-25; that antiaircraft ammunition is to be supplied to Benghazi on November 25; an operation report for November 25; operation orders for November 25, that ten are aircraft to be transferred in; that the Germans think Sollum was captured by the British on November 25; of an urgent need for air transport of GAF supplies on November 25; that the GAF is to evacuate Benina on November 21; and on the Mediterranean: a report of Italian air reconnaissance orders for November 26; and German and Italian reconnaissance reports on shipping for November 25.
greece air warfare italy shipping crete second world war military intelligence military supplies military shortages government code and cypher school erwin rommel german air force troop movements desert war reconnaissance aircraft captured settlements
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Greece Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /262/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /262
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0262.002
Keywords
German Air Force Troop Movements Air Warfare Desert War Military Supplies Reconnaissance Aircraft Captured Settlements Military Shortages Shipping
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
26
Persons Discussed
Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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