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

27 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: of a shortage of replacement officers for Africa, on December 27; reports for the 5th Panzer Army, from December 25-26; and on the strength of the 20th Flak Division in Tunisia, on December 26.
tunisia second world war personnel casualties military intelligence military shortages government code and cypher school military strength erwin rommel invasion of french north africa operation torch military situation reports anti-aircraft defence patrols allied powers captured equipment
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1263/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1263
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1263.002
Keywords
Military Shortages Personnel Military Situation Reports Casualties Allied Powers Patrols Invasion Of French North Africa Operation Torch Captured Equipment Military Strength Anti-aircraft Defence
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
20
Persons Discussed
Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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