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

10 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 Allied raids on Sicily, on July 9; of the establishment of a German Air Force (GAF) in Sicily battle HQ, on July 8; on the strength of the 90th Panzer Division on Sardinia, on July 8; of two regiments of an Italian parachutist division being on Sardinia, on July 8; and on GAF defensive measures in the event of Allied landings, from July 5; on North Europe: that a German flotilla raises the alarm, on July 8; that an Allied naval battle group is off the west coast of Norway, on July 8; and the GAF reports the composition and position of the Allied force, as at July 8; and on the Southern Russian Front: that the GAF employed strong forces in front of the 4th Panzer Army, on July 9.
italy norway warships sardinia sicily second world war contingency planning defence royal navy military intelligence paratroopers eastern front military organisation government code and cypher school german army military strength italian army german air force air raids red army occupied norway aerial attacks allied powers invasion of sicily battle of kursk operation husky
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy Norway Sardinia Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /1814/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1814
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1814.002
Keywords
Air Raids Allied Powers Invasion Of Sicily German Air Force Military Organisation German Army Military Strength Italian Army Paratroopers Contingency Planning Defence Royal Navy Warships Occupied Norway Eastern Front Aerial Attacks Red Army Battle Of Kursk Operation Husky
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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