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

7 Mar 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: the German Air Force (GAF) at Tunis report a withdrawal going according to plan, on March 7; a GAF Tunis report on the movements of the Italian 1st Army going according to plan, on March 7; Army Group Africa reports the halting of an attack by superior artillery, and calls for the bringing up of fuel; that Army Group Africa is to report details of Tiger tank losses, on March 6; that Army Group Africa was informed of the despatch of tank and gun reinforcements from Tunis, on March 4; and that elements of Africa Division 999 are to be sent to Africa on March 12-15; on Sardinia: that the GAF was ordered to take precautions against airfield attacks, in view of an approaching convoy, on March 7; and that the GAF was informed of the entry of an Allied convoy into the Mediterranean, on March 7; and on the Southern Russian Front: that the GAF supported an attack by the 4th Panzer Army and a defensive battle on Mius, on March 6.
tunisia artillery sardinia second world war casualties british army military intelligence tanks convoys eastern front airfields military dispositions aerial reconnaissance government code and cypher school german army military strength italian army invasion of french north africa red army troop movements german withdrawal anti-aircraft defence aerial attacks on ships comando supremo
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Sardinia Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1439/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1439
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1439.002
Keywords
Aerial Reconnaissance Invasion Of French North Africa German Withdrawal Italian Army Troop Movements British Army Military Strength Artillery German Army Casualties Tanks Anti-aircraft Defence Airfields Convoys Military Dispositions Aerial Attacks On Ships Red Army Eastern Front
Languages
English
Organizations
Comando Supremo Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
25
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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