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

22 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: the Panzer Army's review of their supply situation on November 19; that the Panzer Army's fuel situation has eased, but there is a need for air transport to continue, on November 20; that Rommel asks for the Italian infantry to be motorised, on November 19; the German Air Force (GAF) report successful Allied raids on Tunis and Bizerta airfields, on November 21; and that GAF Tunis request the air transporting of FREYA air defence equipment, on November 21; on the Mediterranean: of GAF intelligence on Allied convoys on November 21; and on the Southern Russian Front: of the German Army's orders following Soviet penetration, on November 20.
malta gibraltar italy fuel second world war food supplies military intelligence royal air force military supplies eastern front airfields military dispositions government code and cypher school operations planning erwin rommel red army military situation reports desert war supply problems aerial attacks comando supremo
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Gibraltar Italy Malta
Document Reference
HW1 /1135/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1135
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1135.002
Keywords
Military Supplies Supply Problems Desert War Food Supplies Fuel Operations Planning Military Situation Reports Aerial Attacks Royal Air Force Airfields Military Dispositions Eastern Front Red Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Comando Supremo Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
25
Persons Discussed
Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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