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

26 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: that most German Air Force (GAF) units in Tunisia are to withdraw to Sicily during the hours of darkness, on April 26; that airborne supplies for Axis forces in Tunisia are to be dropped at night over a special drop zone, on April 26; and that 2 Axis landing craft were attacked by Allied motor torpedo boats, with the survivors being brought into Bizerta, on April 26.
tunisia italy sicily second world war military intelligence military dispositions government code and cypher school supply drops invasion of french north africa german air force torpedo boats shipping losses
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy Sicily Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1638/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1638
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1638.002
Keywords
Military Dispositions German Air Force Invasion Of French North Africa Supply Drops Shipping Losses Torpedo Boats
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
9
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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