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

7 Jul 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 South Europe: of air raids on Messina, on July 5 and 7; that the German Air Force (GAF) are to return armour-piercing ammunition from Sardinia to Italy, on July 7; that GAF Sardinia fighters are short of aviation fuel, on July 7; that German E-boats are to be prepared for night landings from Bizerta, on July 6; and that a GAF heavy fighter unit is to transfer from Sicily to north Germany, on July 6; on the Mediterranean: of GAF reconnaissance of Allied shipping at Bizerta, on July 5; on South-east Europe: that the Italian Brennero Division is to transfer from Greece to Albania on July 7; and the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) for the Southeast's evening report for July 1; on Germany: that Spanish bomber crews are to be attached to a GAF training unit on July 8; and on the Russian Front: that a GAF fighter unit claims a world record number of victories, on July 5.
housing serbia albania greece germany air warfare croatia guerrilla warfare italy shipping transportation fuel sardinia sicily second world war personnel casualties partisans military intelligence military supplies bosnia military dispositions chiefs of staff effects of bombing military shortages abwehr government code and cypher school telephone communications spanish armed forces german navy italian army invasion preparations german air force air raids military situation reports troop movements torpedo boats soviet air force allied powers invasion of sicily occupied yugoslavia
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Bosnia Croatia Germany Greece Italy Sardinia Serbia Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /1801/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1801
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1801.002
Keywords
Air Raids Effects Of Bombing Housing Telephone Communications Military Supplies Transportation Military Shortages Fuel Allied Powers Invasion Preparations Invasion Of Sicily Shipping German Navy Torpedo Boats German Air Force Military Dispositions Italian Army Troop Movements Spanish Armed Forces Personnel Military Situation Reports Guerrilla Warfare Partisans Occupied Yugoslavia Air Warfare Casualties Soviet Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Abwehr Chiefs of Staff Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
31
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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