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

26 Apr 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 Mediterranean: that a German Air Force (GAF) fighter group is to move from Sicily to the Russian Front, on April 25; on North Africa: of GAF recce and operations for April 25; and that Tobruk was bombed; on the Mediterranean: of GAF operations for April 25, their intentions for recce and an attack on Port Said; on North Africa: of GAF operations for April 25 and their intentions; on the Russian fronts: part of a GAF report on the ground situation on April 24; and Naval Headlines, covering Italian activity.
france libya russia austria italy shipping warships sicily second world war military operations military intelligence tanks eastern front aerial reconnaissance government code and cypher school naval intelligence german army italian navy german air force military situation reports troop movements desert war aerial attacks
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Austria France Italy Libya Russia Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /524/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /524
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0524.002
Keywords
Troop Movements German Air Force Aerial Reconnaissance Aerial Attacks Desert War German Army Tanks Military Operations Eastern Front Military Situation Reports Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Shipping Warships
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
22
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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