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 an Axis retreat in the face of overwhelming Allied attacks both on the ground and in the air, on February 23; of the Panzer Army under Rommel's decision to retreat in the face of continuous Allied reinforcements, poor weather and limited available Axis forces, on February 22; and Naval Headlines.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Gibraltar Italy
- Document Reference
- HW1 /1401/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /1401
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.1401.002
- Keywords
- Military Situation Reports German Army Invasion Of French North Africa Military Dispositions Aerial Attacks Allied Powers German Strategy Operations Planning Naval Intelligence Battle Of The Atlantic Convoys German U-boats Vichy Regime Shipping Transportation Equipment Aerial Attacks On Ships Rumours Invasion Threat
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School
- Pages
- 15
- Persons Discussed
- Erwin Rommel
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
