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

30 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 the Panzer Africa Army's intentions for May 30; that an Italian ammunition ship and escort destroyer were sunk off Benghazi, on May 29; and a Japanese report on the Kerch and Kharkov offensives, on May 19.
italy submarines warships second world war royal navy military intelligence eastern front military dispositions edward bridges government code and cypher school german army red army military situation reports desert war shipping losses supply problems
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /607/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /607
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0607.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Desert War German Army Shipping Losses Supply Problems Warships Royal Navy Submarines Eastern Front Red Army Military Dispositions
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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