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

18 Aug 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 Panzer Army request the despatch by air of the 22nd Division from Greece, on August 15; and on the Mediterranean: that all aircraft torpedoes in Heraklion are to be sent as a priority to Catania on August 18.
greece transportation sicily second world war military intelligence military supplies government code and cypher school german army erwin rommel hastings ismay troop movements desert war
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Greece Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /824/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /824
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0824.002
Keywords
Transportation Troop Movements German Army Desert War Military Supplies
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Hastings Ismay Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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