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

18 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 the Mediterranean: a German Air Force (GAF) air recce report for Tunisia for November 18; of Kesselring's orders to establish the positions of the Allied western and eastern naval formations, to clarify the situation at Gabes, and to bring heavy units to a state of operational readiness; a report from Nehring to Kesselring on the Allies holding Abiod, and the French being east of Teboura and north east of Medjez El Bab; of a German intelligence warning to Nehring of concentrations of Allied paratroops forming for an attack on Tunis, on November 17; of the arrival of merchant ships at Bone; of an Allied group being east of Tabarka; of German forces being at Mejez El Bab; and that Allied forces at Le Kef are believed to be moving north east; that a Tunis airfield was bombed on November 17; that the GAF's most advanced airfield at Agheila is not as good as Arco; and a GAF report for November 17 including the Russian Front and North Africa.
tunisia greece russia italy naval warfare corsica sicily second world war military intelligence agents royal air force paratroopers eastern front aerial reconnaissance effects of bombing government code and cypher school invasion of french north africa german strategy operation torch military situation reports desert war allied strategy aerial attacks ibiza
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Corsica Greece Ibiza Italy Russia Sicily Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1118/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1118
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1118.002
Keywords
Aerial Reconnaissance Military Situation Reports Desert War German Strategy Naval Warfare Operation Torch Invasion Of French North Africa Agents Allied Strategy Paratroopers Aerial Attacks Royal Air Force Effects Of Bombing Eastern Front
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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