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

20 Sep 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 Panzer Army day report for September 19, describing a shortage of supplies; and on the Axis order of battle after their forces' re-grouping, on September 18; and Naval Headlines, covering Arctic convoys.
shipping sicily second world war military intelligence military dispositions government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence german army military strength italian navy military situation reports desert war supply problems arctic convoys
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /910/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /910
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.0910.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports German Army Desert War Supply Problems Military Strength Military Dispositions Naval Intelligence German U-boats Arctic Convoys Italian Navy Shipping
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
10
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence