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

20 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 19; a GAF reconnaissance and operations report for March 19; that the GAF are to reconnaissance aircraft on Egyptian aerodromes on March 20; a GAF operations report for March 19 and their intentions for March 20; and on losses including GAF aviation fuel on the SS Achaia, on March 19; and on the Russian Front: a German ground forces report for March 18; on the GAF 8th Air Corps' intentions for the night of March 18-19; and on orders for GAF signals stations to jam Swedish radio beacons, on March 17.
germany air warfare italy radio navigation fuel second world war bombing military intelligence paratroopers military dispositions aerial reconnaissance government code and cypher school german army german air force red army military situation reports desert war invasion of the soviet union shipping losses supply problems aerial attacks siege of tobruk
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /427/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /427
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0427.002
Keywords
German Air Force Desert War Air Warfare Aerial Reconnaissance Aerial Attacks Bombing German Army Military Dispositions Siege Of Tobruk Supply Problems Fuel Shipping Losses Military Situation Reports Invasion Of The Soviet Union Red Army Paratroopers Radio Navigation
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
24
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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