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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: of a move of the 21st Panzer Division and air defence units, on April 1; the German Air Force (GAF) at Tunis' 3rd evening report, for April 2; that battle experience in Africa has shown German armour-piercing weapons to be inadequate, on April 2; of intended reinforcements for Army Group Africa, on March 30; that units of the Hermann Goering Division are to be flown to Africa on April 3; and on Army Group Africa being notified of the cargoes of supply ships, on March 30, with five being subsequently sunk; and on the Southern Russian Front: the German Navy give details of the traffic passing across the Kerch Straits, on March 31.
tunisia aircraft shipping transportation sicily second world war equipment military operations military intelligence military supplies tanks military dispositions hermann göring government code and cypher school german army invasion of french north africa military situation reports troop movements shipping losses anti-tank guns allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Sicily Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1555/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1555
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1555.002
Keywords
Military Dispositions German Army Tanks Military Situation Reports Invasion Of French North Africa Allied Powers Military Operations Anti-tank Guns Equipment Transportation Troop Movements Aircraft Shipping Military Supplies Shipping Losses
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
33
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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