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

31 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: a coversheet note - SHARK, that U-boat cipher keys have been broken, from March 25-28; on North Africa: the German Air Force (GAF) in Tunis' 2nd evening report for March 30, describing the enemy as following up fast on the Southern Front; that the 21st Panzer Division has 24 serviceable tanks out of 94, on March 27; that Hitler orders the Hermann Goering Division to Tunis, on March 30; and GAF Tunis' final evening report for March 30.
france tunisia germany air warfare second world war military operations military intelligence tanks adolf hitler axis powers military dispositions nazi leadership hermann göring government code and cypher school invasion of french north africa german air force troop movements mechanical problems allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Germany Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1541/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1541
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1541.002
Keywords
Military Dispositions Axis Powers Invasion Of French North Africa Military Operations Allied Powers Mechanical Problems Tanks Troop Movements Nazi Leadership German Air Force Air Warfare
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
17
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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