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

4 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: that Axis shipping arrives in Tobruk on November 3; German Air Force (GAF) reports for November 3; that Axis hospital ships are leaving Matruh, on November 3; that the fieldmarshal orders continuous GAF protection for Tobruk harbour, on November 3; the GAF report the withdrawal of Panzer Army infantry, on November 3; that British attacks were repelled despite heavy losses from the RAF; and a GAF report for the afternoon of November 3, that the Panzer Army is grouping for defensive action; on the Mediterranean: that the GAF on the Russian Front are to detach all Ju88 C6s with crews to the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) in Chief South, on November 3; that GAF aircraft are leaving Foggia on November 3; that Ju88 C6s are flying to Eleusis for convoy escort duties, on November 3; and that the GAF fieldmarshall has been allotted additional fighter aircraft, and the Fuehrer agrees that army units are to be flown to Africa from Crete, on November 3.
malta aircraft shipping ports crete sicily second world war casualties military intelligence adolf hitler military organisation government code and cypher school german army hospital ships german air force troop movements desert war german withdrawal anti-aircraft defence second battle of el alamein aerial attacks
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Malta Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /1045/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1045
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1045.002
Keywords
Shipping Aerial Attacks Desert War Hospital Ships Anti-aircraft Defence Ports German Withdrawal Casualties Troop Movements German Air Force Aircraft Military Organisation German Army Second Battle Of El Alamein
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
25
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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