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

5 Mar 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 reports: a report on a query by the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) in Chief South on a failure to reinforce forward air bases on March 4; a German Air Force (GAF) report of SIGINT on enemy ground dispositions, from March 3; a fragment of a German report from March 3; a GAF report of raids on Egypt on the night of March 2-3; part of a German report on enemy activities on the Russian front including the arrival of British specialist instructors on March 3; and a German 51st Army Corps report from March 1.
egypt bulgaria russia armaments artillery italy mines suez canal second world war bombing military operations military intelligence military supplies airfields military dispositions aerial reconnaissance government code and cypher school german army german air force air raids red army military situation reports troop movements military advisors
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bulgaria Egypt Italy Russia
Document Reference
HW1 /389/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /389
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0389.002
Keywords
Airfields Troop Movements Military Dispositions Military Intelligence Military Situation Reports Military Operations Aerial Reconnaissance Artillery Air Raids German Air Force Mines Bombing Suez Canal Red Army Military Advisors Military Supplies Armaments German Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
18
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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