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

29 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: a 10th Air Corps report of air raids on Tobruk on May 27-28; a report and orders from Kesselring for May 27-28; that the Panzer Army is requesting urgent support of a strong Stuka attack on May 29; and a report for May 28 on north west Europe and the northern sector of the Russian Front including a report of an attack on convoy PQ 10.
libya germany russia international relations italy second world war british army military intelligence military dispositions government code and cypher school german army air raids military situation reports troop movements desert war shipping losses siege of tobruk arctic convoys battle of gazala
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Italy Libya Russia
Document Reference
HW1 /604/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /604
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0604.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Desert War Siege Of Tobruk Air Raids Troop Movements Military Dispositions British Army German Army Shipping Losses Arctic Convoys Battle Of Gazala
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
18
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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