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

25 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 Mediterranean: a German general intelligence summary for Tunisia and the Mediterranean area, on April 21, stating that the supply situation is very strained due to small stocks of fuel and high expenditure of ammunition; that a German Air Force (GAF) unit is to transfer to Sicily from Tunisia on April 24 because of the lack of aviation fuel in Tunisia and the vulnerability on the ground there to Allied air attacks; that 28 twin-engined GAF aircraft with fighter escorts are to transfer fuel to Tunisia on April 24; of the Tunis Air Corps' understanding of the current front line on April 24 and a report of an attack by some 100 Allied tanks; on the combat plans for the Tunis Air Corps for overnight on April 24/25; of the formation of an anti-aircraft artillery division in Sardinia, on April 21; and of a German sea transport office being established on Cape Bon Peninsula, on April 22; and on the Russian Front: of a German claim to have repulsed a Russian counter-attack at the Novorossijsk bridgehead, on April 24.
gibraltar tunisia malaya italy fuel sardinia sicily second world war defence military operations military intelligence tanks axis powers eastern front military organisation military shortages hermann göring government code and cypher school german army invasion of french north africa red army anti-aircraft defence supply problems counter-attacks allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Gibraltar Italy Malaya Sardinia Sicily Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1633/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1633
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1633.002
Keywords
Military Shortages Supply Problems Axis Powers Invasion Of French North Africa Fuel Military Operations Allied Powers Tanks Military Organisation Anti-aircraft Defence Eastern Front German Army Defence Red Army Counter-attacks
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
27
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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