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

26 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 prisoners report a French intention to attack south of El Guettar, on March 25; of the 164th Light Division's orders and instructions, on March 25; that Kesselring orders the 2nd Air Corps to make night attacks on the Marknassy/Gafsa road, on March 25; that General Messe assesses that the main Allied effort will be made in the south-west sector, on March 25; that Liebenstein is to defend the same line as before for March 26; of allocations of munitions to the 164th Infantry Division, on March 25; that the Kebili Garrison is to withdraw under pressure, on March 25; the 21st Panzer Division's tank return, for March 25; a German Air Force (GAF) at Tunis situation report, for March 25; a report on a shortage of aircraft fuel in Tunisia, on March 25; and of damage caused at Sousse harbour after an Allied air raid, on March 25; on the Mediterranean: the German Navy reported that 10 ships for carrying landing-craft entered the Gibraltar Straits eastbound, on March 24; and that GAF Sardinia is ordered to attack the eastbound convoy with all its forces at dawn on March 26.
gibraltar tunisia artillery interrogation shipping ports prisoners of war fuel sardinia second world war defence equipment military intelligence tanks intelligence gathering french army military dispositions free french effects of bombing military shortages government code and cypher school operations planning german army military strength predicting enemy intentions german air force air raids military situation reports allied strategy german withdrawal aerial attacks aerial attacks on ships allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Gibraltar Sardinia Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1516/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1516
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1516.002
Keywords
Interrogation Prisoners Of War Intelligence Gathering Free French French Army Operations Planning German Army Military Dispositions Defence German Air Force Aerial Attacks Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy Equipment Artillery German Withdrawal Military Strength Tanks Shipping Gibraltar Military Shortages Fuel Military Situation Reports Aerial Attacks On Ships Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Ports Allied Powers
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
37
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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