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

20 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: that the transport of German Air Force (GAF) flak units was held up by the Italians on July 19; on arrangements for the movement of German reinforcements, and German and Italian troops to Crete, on July 18; of German supplies being shipped to Africa, on July 18; a further report on German supplies being shipped to Africa, on July 18; on GAF orders for a move of the 11th Air Corps to Africa, on July 19; that Kesselring was informed that units of the 11th Air Corps were ready for operations, on July 19; on arrangements for a move of German troops to Africa from Greece and Crete, on July 18; of a GAF recce over Suez, on July 19; and on GAF intentions for July 20; on the Mediterranean: that the GAF are to attack aerodromes on Malta, on July 19; on Greece: that the German 22nd Air Landing Division is to be moved to Greece immediately, as of July 18; and on the Russian Front: a German situation report for July 15.
malta greece shipping transportation suez canal crete sicily second world war military intelligence military supplies tanks eastern front airfields military dispositions aerial reconnaissance hermann göring government code and cypher school operations planning german army erwin rommel air raids german-italian relations military situation reports troop movements anti-aircraft defence siege of malta
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Greece Malta Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /760/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /760
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0760.002
Keywords
German-italian Relations Transportation Anti-aircraft Defence German Army Troop Movements Operations Planning Air Raids Airfields Siege Of Malta Military Supplies Tanks Military Dispositions Aerial Reconnaissance Shipping Suez Canal Military Situation Reports Eastern Front
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
35
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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