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

16 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 North Africa: a German Air Force (GAF) report for March 15 and their intentions for March 16 (support for an Africa Corps special operation); on GAF difficulties during a British air attack on Martuba, and the need for Freya radar, on March 15; on a GAF query whether a paratroop unit is to be flown to Derna, on March 15; and on the Mediterranean: the GAF are to receive aircraft torpedoes from the Black Sea area, from March 15.
greece armaments italy second world war military intelligence military supplies special operations airfields government code and cypher school operations planning german army troop movements anti-aircraft defence german airborne troops aerial attacks on ships
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Greece Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /417/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /417
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0417.002
Keywords
German Army Operations Planning Special Operations Aerial Attacks On Ships Military Supplies Armaments Anti-aircraft Defence Airfields Troop Movements German Airborne Troops
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
15
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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