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

11 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: a report from the 15th Panzer Division on Sicily, for July 8; that Italian naval units leave Trapani without orders, on July 10; that the 14th Panzer Corps is in the Bari area, on July 6; German Air Force (GAF) reconnaissance reports a large convoy to be assembling off Bizerta, on July 10; and the GAF at Trapani report on an Allied air raid, on July 9; on South-east Europe: that an Allied submarine sinks ships at Lemnos, on July 9; on Roumania: that the GAF's conduct of night fighter operations was severely hampered by financial difficulties, on July 10; and on the Russian Front: a GAF ground situation report, for July 10.
evacuation shipping romania submarines sicily second world war military intelligence adolf hitler eastern front military organisation airfields aerial reconnaissance effects of bombing government code and cypher school german army italian navy air raids red army military situation reports troop movements shipping losses counter-attacks night fighters invasion of italy allied powers romanian armed forces battle of kursk operation husky
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Romania Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /1819/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1819
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1819.002
Keywords
Military Organisation German Army Evacuation Italian Navy Troop Movements Shipping Losses Submarines Romanian Armed Forces Night Fighters Aerial Reconnaissance Shipping Allied Powers Invasion Of Italy Air Raids Airfields Effects Of Bombing Eastern Front Military Situation Reports Battle Of Kursk Red Army Counter-attacks Operation Husky
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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