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

14 Jan 1943

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: a German naval situation report for all areas, on January 13; on the Russian Front: that Soviet landings between Novorossisk and Anapa are anticipated; and of orders for harassing air raids on specified targets, on January 13; on North Africa: that the fighting strength of the 21st Panzer Division was requested by Kesselring, on January 13; and of a reference to greetings sent to Hitler from the Sultan of Morocco, on January 12.
morocco gibraltar diplomacy norway second world war military intelligence convoys adolf hitler eastern front adverse weather conditions coastal defence foreign office nazi leadership government code and cypher school naval intelligence german army military strength german navy erwin rommel desert war amphibious operations shipping losses soviet navy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Gibraltar Morocco Norway
Document Reference
HW1 /1314/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1314
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1314.002
Keywords
Naval Intelligence German Navy Shipping Losses Adverse Weather Conditions Convoys Coastal Defence Eastern Front Soviet Navy Amphibious Operations Military Strength German Army Desert War Diplomacy Nazi Leadership
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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