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

16 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 report from the 90th Light Division for July 15, giving intentions for an attack on the Allied break through; on the movement of the [21st] Panzer Division; a Panzer Army report on Allied operations and dispositions for July 13; on Hitler's orders for propaganda aimed at Polish formations with the Allied forces in Africa, on July 14; on Hitler's orders for the Panzer Army to be brought up to and maintained at its establishment level, on July 14; and on North Africa: that the German Air Force (GAF) Africa requested maps for Palestine, Trans Jordan, Alexandria, Cairo and the Arabian Gulf on July 14.
egypt poland greece italy manpower propaganda crete palestine second world war defence military operations british army military intelligence adolf hitler military dispositions government code and cypher school intelligence requirements german army german air force troop movements anti-tank guns comando supremo first battle of el alamein
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Egypt Greece Italy Palestine Poland
Document Reference
HW1 /739/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /739
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0739.002
Keywords
Military Operations German Army First Battle Of El Alamein Troop Movements British Army Defence Military Dispositions Propaganda Manpower Anti-tank Guns Intelligence Requirements German Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Comando Supremo Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
22
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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