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

3 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 Africa Corps assesses that the Allies from Gafsa are trying to effect a linkup with the 8th Army, on March 31; of the 10th Panzer Division being in urgent need of fuel, on April 1; the 10th Panzer Division's supply return, on April 1; that the German 164th Division requires lorries to transport equipment and personnel, on April 1; that the 15th Panzer Division requires ammunition, on April 1; that Battle Group Lang requires ammunition, on April 1; the 21st Panzer Division's evening report, for March 31; an Italian 1st Army report for April 1; the German Air Force (GAF) in Tunis' 2nd evening report, on April 2; and GAF Tunis' 1st evening report, on April 2.
transportation fuel second world war military intelligence military organisation military shortages government code and cypher school german army invasion of french north africa military situation reports troop movements allied strategy supply problems
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /1553/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1553
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1553.002
Keywords
Allied Strategy Troop Movements Military Shortages Fuel German Army Transportation Supply Problems Military Organisation Military Situation Reports Invasion Of French North Africa
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
28
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence