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

15 May 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 contains a message from C to Brigadier LRC Hollis; BONIFACE reports for the Prime Minister (PM); and reports on the Mediterranean: that the German Air Force (GAF) in the Southeast requests reinforcements and an air transport group, on May 13; that the GAF are to fly reinforcements to Milos on May 15-19; of successful Allied air attacks on Aegean shipping, on May 14; that an Allied aircraft sinks a minesweeper off Greece, on May 14; of an Allied air raid on Cagliari, on May 13; and that the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) for the Southeast requests the rapid reinforcing of the Greek area, on May 13.
greece germany italy transportation ports warships crete second world war military intelligence military organisation military dispositions effects of bombing leslie hollis government code and cypher school german air force air raids troop movements shipping losses aerial attacks on ships allied powers occupied greece
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Germany Greece Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /1689/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1689
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1689.002
Keywords
Military Organisation German Air Force Occupied Greece Transportation Troop Movements Allied Powers Aerial Attacks On Ships Shipping Losses Warships Air Raids Ports Effects Of Bombing Military Dispositions
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
26
Persons Discussed
Leslie Hollis
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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