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

1 Dec 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: the Italians are to send a hospital ship to Derna as soon as possible, on November 30; an Italian admiral requests ships to remove 4000 British PoWs from Benghazi, on December 1; a German report for November 30 and German intentions for December 1; on the Russian Front: that German Air Force (GAF) units are to move back, on November 30; that a GAF Jg77 unit is to move to Mariupol vice Taganrog, on November 30; and a GAF unit is to withdraw to Mariupol, on November 30.
italy new zealand transportation prisoners of war second world war casualties british army military intelligence government code and cypher school hospital ships german air force military situation reports troop movements desert war
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy New Zealand
Document Reference
HW1 /283/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /283
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0283.002
Keywords
Casualties Hospital Ships German Air Force Troop Movements British Army Prisoners Of War Transportation Military Situation Reports Desert War
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
11
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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