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

25 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: from the Panzer Army under Rommel, on British advancement to the south of Sirte and that the British are poised to envelop the Buerat position, with the Panzer Army in danger of being immobilized; of German Air Force (GAF) intentions for December 25 as the British advance into the area south of Sirte; and Naval Headlines for December 24.
malta shipping crete second world war military intelligence government code and cypher school naval intelligence italian navy erwin rommel military situation reports troop movements desert war captured settlements british strategy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Malta
Document Reference
HW1 /1255/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1255
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1255.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Desert War British Strategy Troop Movements Captured Settlements Naval Intelligence Italian Navy Shipping
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
11
Persons Discussed
Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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