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

21 May 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: on details of German equipment shipped and to be shipped to Africa in May; that German tactical exercises without troops are to be held at Derna on May 22-23; and that the German Air Force (GAF) Africa requested for the exercises at Derna to be postponed to May 24.
italy transportation second world war equipment military intelligence military exercises military dispositions abwehr government code and cypher school operations planning german army troop movements desert war
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /585/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /585
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0585.002
Keywords
Equipment Transportation German Army Desert War Operations Planning Troop Movements Military Dispositions Military Exercises
Languages
English
Organizations
Abwehr Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
18
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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