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

23 Feb 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 on North Africa: a report of February 22 that the main body of Battle Group Rommel was to withdraw south over the next few days; and a situation report for the 1st Italian Army for February 21; and on the Russian Front: a report for February 22, that the Soviets continue to advance.
russia second world war military intelligence eastern front military dispositions government code and cypher school german army erwin rommel italian army invasion of french north africa military situation reports troop movements german withdrawal
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Russia
Document Reference
HW1 /1397/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1397
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1397.002
Keywords
Troop Movements Military Dispositions German Army Invasion Of French North Africa Italian Army Military Situation Reports Eastern Front German Withdrawal
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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