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

19 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 German Panzer Army operations report for July 18; a German Air Force (GAF) operations report for July 18; 1211/T2 is not included (sent to C on July 20); on GAF operational orders and fuel supply difficulties, on July 18; a German Panzer Army report for July 18 on supply difficulties; a GAF report of attacks on Tobruk, on July 18; on a 90th Light Division request for a GAF air recce, on July 19; on North Africa: of a 90th Light Division request for GAF air support, on July 19; that German tanks are to move to counter a British armoured attack, on July 19; and that the GAF are to attack on behalf of the 90th Light Division, on July 19.
egypt ports fuel crete second world war contingency planning british army royal navy military intelligence royal air force aerial reconnaissance military shortages government code and cypher school inter-services cooperation predicting enemy intentions german air force air raids military situation reports desert war supply problems aerial attacks counter-attacks naval bombardment first battle of el alamein
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Egypt
Document Reference
HW1 /758/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /758
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0758.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Aerial Attacks German Air Force Desert War Aerial Reconnaissance Supply Problems Military Shortages Fuel First Battle Of El Alamein British Army Counter-attacks Air Raids Royal Air Force Ports Naval Bombardment Royal Navy Inter-services Cooperation Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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