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

9 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: of an aviation fuel shortage for the German Air Force (GAF) in Africa, and that transport aircraft are only to fly to Tobruk where refuelling is not necessary, on July 7; that the Panzer Army is desperate for fuel and ammunition, as of July 7; on North Africa: that 646 replacements arrived in the Panzer Army on July 7; that a lack of fighter escorts stopped GAF towed glider operations from Crete, on July 7; that British forces again appeared in the Axis rear on July 8, making increased vigilance necessary; and on Italian Air Force attacks against Malta, on July 7; on the Russian Front: status reports for July 3-7; that the Crimean Peninsula was taken by the Germans; and of complete GAF air superiority on the Kursk front; and on the German Navy, a summary for July 8.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina Crete Egypt Finland Malta Mexico Mozambique Palestine Sweden
Document Reference
HW1 /711/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /711
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0711.002
Keywords
Military Shortages Fuel Supply Problems German Army Desert War Personnel Fighter Escorts Troop Movements British Army Italian Air Force Air Raids Siege Of Malta Eastern Front False Intelligence Captured Settlements Military Situation Reports Arctic Convoys Shipping Losses German U-boats Mines
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
31
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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