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

22 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 thirty Itailan lighters are to be loaded with German supplies for Africa on August 10; a Panzer Army strength return for August 18; on the arrival of German paratroops in the battle HQ of the Africa Corps; that parachute equipment is being held in store in Tobruk, on August 20; and a German Air Force (GAF) serviceability return for August 21; on the Russian Front: a report for August 19; and Naval Headlines, covering that a berth for the Luetzow in Kiel is to be ready by August 20, and that the Tirpitz has defects in its degaussing equipment as of August 19.
italy shipping warships second world war military intelligence convoys paratroopers eastern front government code and cypher school naval intelligence german army military strength german navy italian navy german air force hastings ismay german-italian relations military situation reports desert war
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /828/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /828
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0828.002
Keywords
German-italian Relations Military Strength German Army German Air Force Desert War Military Situation Reports Eastern Front Shipping Paratroopers Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships Italian Navy Convoys
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
21
Persons Discussed
Hastings Ismay
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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