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

26 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 correspondence: from Rome to the Panzer Army on the catastrophic state of unloading ships at Tripoli on November 22; the Panzer Army requests flak protection for Buerat on November 24; and reports that the French are going over to the Allies; and on the Southern Russian Front: a German 6th Army report for November 25.
morocco algeria libya gibraltar tunisia transportation england second world war military operations british army military intelligence military supplies tanks convoys eastern front military organisation aerial reconnaissance intelligence reports government code and cypher school predicting enemy intentions invasion of french north africa operation torch red army military situation reports troop movements desert war supply problems phillipe pétain patrols
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Algeria England Gibraltar Libya Morocco Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1159/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1159
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1159.002
Keywords
Transportation Military Supplies Desert War Supply Problems Military Organisation Intelligence Reports Military Situation Reports Troop Movements British Army Tanks Patrols Predicting Enemy Intentions Aerial Reconnaissance Invasion Of French North Africa Operation Torch Convoys Eastern Front Red Army Military Operations
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
20
Persons Discussed
Phillipe Pétain
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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