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

5 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 Air Force (GAF) in Tunis' 1st evening report; that the Germans expect an attack on the El Guettar flank, on April 2; that the 21st Panzer Division is to take over the El Guettar southern sector, on April 2; of a GAF Ju88 attack, on the night of April 3-4; that GAF reconnaissance sights 7000 Allied vehicles in the Gabes-Oudref-El Hama area, on April 4; that elements of the Hermann Goering Division are to be flown to Tunisia on April 4; of the 21st Panzer Division's reinforcements on April 3; and on the 21st Panzer Division's tank situation, as of April 1; and on the Mediterranean: of a heavy air raid on Naples on April 4.
tunisia aircraft transportation second world war defence casualties military intelligence tanks military organisation aerial reconnaissance effects of bombing hermann göring government code and cypher school german army military strength predicting enemy intentions invasion of french north africa german air force air raids military situation reports troop movements united states army air force allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1563/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1563
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1563.002
Keywords
German Air Force Invasion Of French North Africa Military Situation Reports Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Organisation Defence Casualties Air Raids Aircraft Aerial Reconnaissance Allied Powers Troop Movements Transportation Military Strength Tanks German Army Effects Of Bombing United States Army Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
29
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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