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

2 Apr 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 Navy at Tunis report the loss of supply ships, on April 1; of the loss of supply ships; the German Air Force (GAF) at Tunis' 3rd evening report, for April 1, describing effective GAF attacks; a GAF situation report for March 31-April 1; an Army Group Africa report on their tank situation, on March 30; and of the GAF's targets for April 2; Naval Headlines for March 31; and the First Sea Lord's (1SL's) explanation of a German naval mishap in the Bay of Biscay, on April 1.
south africa tunisia denmark tactics mines azores second world war military intelligence tanks convoys battle of the atlantic axis powers military dispositions blockades government code and cypher school naval intelligence military strength italian navy invasion of french north africa military situation reports shipping losses friendly fire aerial attacks on ships
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Azores Denmark South Africa Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1552/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1552
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1552.002
Keywords
Shipping Losses Italian Navy Aerial Attacks On Ships Military Situation Reports Invasion Of French North Africa Axis Powers Military Strength Tanks Military Dispositions Naval Intelligence Battle Of The Atlantic Tactics Blockades Friendly Fire Convoys Mines
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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