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

5 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 Kesselring's orders for the immediate transportation of the 47th Infantry Regtiment, on November 4; of an air raid on Benghazi, where an Italian destroyer is on fire; that Allied convoys have been seen leaving Gibraltar, and in the Port Said area; of Kesselring's declared intention of throwing in everything to support the Panzer Army; of Mussolini's agreement for the Africa Corps' strategic withdrawal; and of a request by the Panzer Army for heavy equipment together with experimental ammunition, queried by the Prime Minister (PM) with a reply from the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS).
malta gibraltar russia aircraft artillery chemical warfare italy transportation rockets crete second world war military intelligence convoys adolf hitler government code and cypher school secret weapons german army benito mussolini erwin rommel german deployments troop movements desert war german withdrawal military commanders
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Gibraltar Italy Malta Russia
Document Reference
HW1 /1050/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1050
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1050.002
Keywords
Troop Movements German Army Aircraft Transportation Convoys Gibraltar German Deployments Desert War German Withdrawal Military Commanders Secret Weapons Rockets Chemical Warfare Artillery
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
19
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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