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

14 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 the German Navy are not to evacuate Benghazi immediately, on November 13; that the German Air Force (GAF) call for anti-aircraft (AA) units to protect against RAF low-level attacks, on November 13; that the Germans are retreating to a new line, and coming under RAF low-level attacks; that the GAF claims a successful attack on naval and merchant shipping, on November 12; of the GAF's intentions for the Bone area, on November 14; that the GAF are to occupy two airfields in Tunisia; that Nehring takes command in Tunis as the Ground Officer Commanding (GOC) Corps HQ North Africa with German and Italian forces, on November 13; that the German Naval Command in Tunisia was notified of the shipping due at Bizerta, on November 14-17; that the GAF on Sardinia are to attack Bougie and recce Corsica on November 14; on the Mediterranean: the GAF report Allied warships off Toulon, on November 12; a German report of landing operations in Corsica on November 12; a German naval appreciation for the evening of November 13, noting the possibility of action by the British Navy against the French Mediterranean fleet; that Kesselring orders the GAF to engage the 8th Army's supplies and any attack on Rhodes and Crete, on November 12; a German report for all fronts, including that German troops are occupying southern France, on November 13; and on the Southern Russian Front: of GAF aviation fuel shortages at Stalingrad and in the Caucasus because of transport difficulties, as of November 12.
france tunisia russia evacuation italy naval warfare transportation ports warships corsica crete sardinia sicily second world war contingency planning royal navy united states navy military intelligence royal air force military supplies french navy eastern front airfields aerial reconnaissance government code and cypher school operations planning predicting enemy intentions german air force military situation reports desert war german withdrawal military commanders anti-aircraft defence shipping losses supply problems aerial attacks aerial attacks on ships battle of stalingrad
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Corsica Crete France Italy Russia Sardinia Sicily Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1098/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1098
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1098.002
Keywords
Evacuation Ports Desert War Anti-aircraft Defence Aerial Attacks Royal Air Force Military Situation Reports German Withdrawal Aerial Attacks On Ships German Air Force Shipping Losses Warships Royal Navy United States Navy Transportation Military Supplies Operations Planning Contingency Planning Naval Warfare French Navy Airfields Military Commanders Aerial Reconnaissance Supply Problems Eastern Front Battle Of Stalingrad Predicting Enemy Intentions
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
41
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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