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

6 Jul 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 15th Panzer Division status report for July 4-5; of a German request for locomotives from Italy to operate on the captured desert railway, on July 4; and on the disposition of Italian divisions, on July 5; and on the Arctic convoy: further details of the German air attacks of July 4.
italy transportation railways second world war military intelligence military supplies military dispositions government code and cypher school german u-boats german army italian army military situation reports shipping losses supply problems arctic convoys first battle of el alamein
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /703/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /703
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0703.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports German Army First Battle Of El Alamein Railways Transportation Military Supplies Supply Problems Military Dispositions Italian Army Arctic Convoys German U-boats Shipping Losses
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
12
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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