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

18 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: that the German Air Force (GAF) are to report to Kesselring on aircraft fuel and lubricant received from Tunis, on March 17; on GAF operations, reconnaissance and intentions for March 17-18; and on claims of successful local action by the German African Corps; and on the Russian Front: evidence that the GAF 5th Air Corps is on the Central Front and has not moved to Brussels, from March 18.
russia italy fuel second world war military operations military intelligence military supplies government code and cypher school german army german air force troop movements desert war
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy Russia
Document Reference
HW1 /424/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /424
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0424.002
Keywords
Military Supplies Fuel Military Operations Desert War German Army Troop Movements German Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
8
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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