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

3 Nov 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 heroic defence by the Germans against overwhelming odds, also describing preparations to retire, and the shortage of supplies; and the Panzer Army reports British penetration late on November 2.
second world war military intelligence axis powers government code and cypher school military strength military situation reports second battle of el alamein british strategy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /1041/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1041
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1041.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Second Battle Of El Alamein Military Strength Axis Powers British Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
9
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence