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

7 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 heavy fighting in the Fuka area, with casualties high, the Germans and Italians being reduced to small battle groups, and the Fuka position no longer being tenable, on November 5; on the Mediterranean: that aircraft to be used against an Allied convoy are to return to Sicily after the attack; and on the fuel situation on Crete; Naval Headlines, covering a German naval formation including the Admiral Hipper being in Alta Fjord on November 5, to operate in the northern waters; that the Admiral Scheer is at sea in the Trondheim area; that two further Allied convoys entered the Mediterranean on November 6; and from the Japanese ambassador in Ankara, on a severe food shortage in Russia, from October 27.
gibraltar tunisia iceland united states of america artillery manpower great britain warships fuel crete sardinia sicily second world war food supplies military intelligence tanks convoys security service military dispositions edward bridges home front military shortages government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence german army german navy italian navy erwin rommel german air force soviet society military situation reports diplomatic intelligence desert war anti-tank guns
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Gibraltar Great Britain Iceland Sardinia Sicily Tunisia United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /1062/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1062
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1062.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Desert War German Army Manpower Tanks Anti-tank Guns Artillery Military Dispositions German Air Force Military Shortages Fuel Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships German U-boats Italian Navy Convoys Diplomatic Intelligence Soviet Society Home Front Food Supplies
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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