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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This file includes the following reports on North Africa: that Allied attacks were successful; that German forces have withdrawn to Fuka; that von Thoma was possibly captured; of orders for the regaining of air superiority by the German Air Force (GAF); of allegations that German prisoners were shot by Allied soldiers; and that a fighter unit with 25 aircraft has been transferred from the Russian Front to Kesselring's command.
air warfare prisoners of war war crimes second world war military operations british army military intelligence tanks government code and cypher school military situation reports desert war
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /1051/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1051
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1051.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports British Army Military Operations Tanks Air Warfare Desert War Prisoners Of War War Crimes
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
14
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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