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

5 Jan 1942

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 BONIFACE reports from North Africa: a report on German Air Force (GAF) Africa bomb and fuel stocks from January 3; a list of supplies and stores for paratroops with the Panzer Group in Africa to be carried by Italian transport aircraft from January 3; intelligence that a Panzer company was to be ferried from Crete to Tripoli by Ju50 aircraft on January 4; that German Air Force (GAF) Africa was out of communication with Sollum on January 3; and that all vehicles not essential to operations were to be used to transport fuel for GAF Africa from January 3. This file also includes a BONIFACE report on the Russian Front, detailing the 1st Air Corps' intentions for January 4, including continued attacks on Soviet locomotives in the Leningrad area.
aircraft armaments italy transportation fuel crete second world war military operations food supplies military intelligence military supplies tanks paratroopers battles military dispositions intelligence channels intelligence reports government code and cypher school german army german air force hastings ismay red army military situation reports troop movements
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /343/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /343
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0343.002
Keywords
Armaments Military Supplies Fuel Food Supplies Paratroopers Transportation Troop Movements Tanks Military Dispositions Aircraft German Army German Air Force Intelligence Reports Intelligence Channels Battles Military Operations Military Situation Reports Red Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
16
Persons Discussed
Hastings Ismay
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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