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

20 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: of indications of German Air Force (GAF) preparations for a possible operation on August 26; and a day report from the Panzer Army for August 18 giving the state of fuel stocks and listing Italian casualties from May 26 to July 31; on the Southern Russian Front: of operational orders for August 19, that the GAF are to carry out recces in the Caucasus-Caspian area, with the aim being to establish whether the Soviets are bringing reinforcements to Tiflis through Iran; of the 4th Air Fleet's instruction relating to the unloading of supply trains, on August 18; that the mopping up of the elbow of the Don is almost complete, with a bridgehead over the Don having been successfully carried out; and a report for August 16, that Army Group A elements thrust forward south and south west of Krasnodar, 20 km beyond the Kuban River; on Western Europe: reports of an Allied landing on the French coast in the Dieppe area, on August 19; and the Japanese ambassador in Hanoi reports a Chinese air raid on Haiphong on August 10.
india iran egypt russia transportation fuel sicily second world war casualties military intelligence dieppe raid eastern front aerial reconnaissance persia edward bridges government code and cypher school operations planning german army italian army hastings ismay military situation reports desert war supply problems sino-japanese war comando supremo operation jubilee
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Egypt India Iran Persia Russia Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /826/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /826
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0826.002
Keywords
Transportation Fuel German Army Desert War Casualties Italian Army Eastern Front Aerial Reconnaissance Military Situation Reports Supply Problems Operations Planning Dieppe Raid Operation Jubilee Sino-japanese War
Languages
English
Organizations
Comando Supremo Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
29
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hastings Ismay
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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