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

19 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 Tunis Air Corps is anxious to avoid weakening its fighter forces at this critical time, on March 18; the Tunis Air Corps' report for March 18, noting little Allied activity; and that defensive operations are to be the main task of the German Air Force (GAF) in northern Tunisia on March 19; and on the Russian Front: of more Axis successes, on March 18.
tunisia air warfare second world war defence military intelligence eastern front government code and cypher school german army military strength invasion of french north africa german air force military situation reports counter-attacks captured settlements
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1480/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1480
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1480.002
Keywords
German Air Force Invasion Of French North Africa Military Strength Air Warfare Defence Military Situation Reports Eastern Front German Army Counter-attacks Captured Settlements
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
14
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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