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

9 Dec 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 evening report for December 7, describing an enemy assault as imminent; that Kesselring assures Rommel on the supply arrangements, on December 7; a German intelligence report for December 7, noting that Allied thrusts have been repulsed, and that further Allied troop ships are en route; and on the Mediterranean: a German Air Force (GAF) recce confirms the use of Malta as a naval base, on December 8.
algeria libya malta gibraltar tunisia naval bases transportation second world war british army royal navy military intelligence military supplies military dispositions aerial reconnaissance intelligence reports government code and cypher school german army erwin rommel invasion of french north africa operation torch military situation reports desert war
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Algeria Gibraltar Libya Malta Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1204/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1204
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1204.002
Keywords
Intelligence Reports Military Dispositions British Army Desert War Transportation Military Supplies German Army Invasion Of French North Africa Operation Torch Military Situation Reports Aerial Reconnaissance Naval Bases Royal Navy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
18
Persons Discussed
Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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