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

7 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 on the Russian front: a German 6th Corps report of Soviet advances on March 5; a German 4th Army report of March 5 regarding withdrawal; part of a 6th Corps report of March 5 about the enemy's advance; a German Air Force (GAF) report of March 5 on the ground forces situation and the withdrawal; a 59th Corps report of March 5; a report on SS Division counter-attacks, on March 5; fragments of German ground forces reports for March 5; intelligence on the German 46th Corps' intentions on March 5; a report of the German 9th Corps on the situation being critical for the 53rd Infantry Division, on March 5; a German report of March 6 reporting the repulse of attacks; and a GAF 4th Air Fleet report on changes due to the strained transport situation, on March 6. This file also includes the following reports: on GAF operations and reconnaissance in North Africa on March 6; a report on the Tirpitz's course for a convoy on March 7; and a Naval Headlines report of March 7 on German and Italian activity.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Italy Malta Romania Russia Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /394/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /394
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0394.002
Keywords
Red Army Military Operations Military Situation Reports Battles Geographic Intelligence German Withdrawal Tanks Military Dispositions German Army Manpower Assessing Enemy Strength Eastern Front Artillery Intelligence Reports Transportation Airfields German Air Force Aircraft Air Raids Air Warfare Equipment Royal Air Force Oil Warships German Navy Convoys Coastal Defence Torpedo Boats
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
32
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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