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

27 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 Rome considers the Tunis supply route to be of no assistance to the Panzer Army, as of November 25; a German Air Force (GAF) report on the situation in south Tunisia, on November 26; that the German XC Army Corps is to report to the Fuehrer on the situation in Tunisia, on November 26; that the Panzer Army is running out of mines, and requests 30,000 from the Italians, on November 26; that Kesselring asks Tunis for an appreciation of a very serious situation; and that the GAF must annihilate tanks, on November 26; on the Northern Russian Front: of the GAF's intentions for November 27; on the Southern Russian Front: part of a German report from the Voronesh area, on November 26; and Naval Headlines, covering Axis shipping for North Africa.
tunisia finland mines ports second world war military intelligence military supplies convoys adolf hitler eastern front nazi leadership military shortages abwehr government code and cypher school intelligence requirements operations planning german u-boats naval intelligence german army italian navy invasion of french north africa german air force operation torch assessing enemy strength military situation reports torpedo boats aerial attacks on ships
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Finland Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1163/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1163
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1163.002
Keywords
Military Supplies German Army Ports Invasion Of French North Africa German Air Force Military Situation Reports Assessing Enemy Strength Operation Torch Nazi Leadership Intelligence Requirements Military Shortages Mines Operations Planning Eastern Front Aerial Attacks On Ships Naval Intelligence German U-boats Torpedo Boats Italian Navy Convoys
Languages
English
Organizations
Abwehr Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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