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

6 Jun 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 Southern Europe: that Hitler orders the despatch of 100 lorries to Sardinia, on June 5; on the Mediterranean: that the German Air Force (GAF) are to carry out a raid on 2 battleships and one aircraft carrier in Mers El Kebir harbour, on June 6; and that the Germans appreciate that the majority of landing vessels that have recently arrived in the Mediterranean are located in the Oran/Arzeu area, on June 2; and on the Russian Front: of the 15th GAF Field Division being urgently in need of modern guns, as of May 12.
gibraltar artillery italy transportation warships sardinia sicily second world war military intelligence landing craft adolf hitler eastern front military dispositions aerial reconnaissance military shortages hermann göring government code and cypher school operations planning german army german air force aerial attacks on ships allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Gibraltar Italy Sardinia Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /1719/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1719
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1719.002
Keywords
German Army Transportation Operations Planning German Air Force Aerial Attacks On Ships Warships Aerial Reconnaissance Military Dispositions Allied Powers Landing Craft Eastern Front Artillery Military Shortages
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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