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

9 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: that the German Air Force (GAF) at Tunis is to air drop supplies to the northern sector, on March 9; of a GAF airdrop on March 9; of the aircraft available to GAF Tunis, as of March 9; that the GAF is to attack at Ksar Rhilane on March 10; of the 21st Panzer Division's tank strength on March 7; and the Italian 1st Army report a battle on March 6; on the Mediterranean: of GAF arrangements for an attack on an Allied convoy, on March 8; on the Balkans: that the Fuehrer orders divisions to move to Greece by the end of March; and that the Serbian-Greek railway is to be developed, on March 5; on the Central Russian Front: that reconnaissance suggests a big Soviet attack is to continue north of Bryansk, and that German withdrawals continue in the north east, on March 7; and that the German general has no knowledge of irregularities in the evacuation of Kharkov, on March 7.
gibraltar greece russia interrogation prisoners of war railways sardinia second world war military intelligence tanks adolf hitler incompetence eastern front military organisation military dispositions aerial reconnaissance government code and cypher school operations planning supply drops german army military strength predicting enemy intentions invasion of french north africa german air force red army military situation reports mechanical problems aerial attacks on ships soviet strategy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Gibraltar Greece Russia Sardinia
Document Reference
HW1 /1443/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1443
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1443.002
Keywords
German Air Force Invasion Of French North Africa Supply Drops Military Situation Reports Operations Planning German Army Military Strength Tanks Mechanical Problems Aerial Attacks On Ships Military Dispositions Interrogation Prisoners Of War Railways Aerial Reconnaissance Red Army Eastern Front Predicting Enemy Intentions Soviet Strategy Incompetence Military Organisation
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
32
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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