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

16 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: that Kesselring makes German generals responsible for the left flank, on July 15; the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) South reports the situation in Sicily on July 15; German sea transport say that unloading at Catania and Molini is no longer possible, on July 15; of the Germans withdrawing weapons and equipment from Sicily, on July 15; that a steamship was sunk in an Allied raid on Messina, on July 15; that the German Air Force (GAF) airfield regional command at Catania is transferring to the mainland, from July 15; that GAF radio direction finding units are being withdrawn to the mainland, on July 15; that the ferrying of GAF ground staff to the mainland is too slow, on July 15; of vessels being blown up at Trapani on German orders, on July 15; the 2nd Air Fleet's report of the Sicily area for July 12-13; that an Italian cruiser is to pass through the Straits of Messina on the night of July 15-16; that the GAF sight enemy warships south of Catania, on July 15; and that captured Allied paratroops are to be sent to Reggio, on July 14.
gibraltar greece air warfare evacuation italy shipping transportation ports prisoners of war warships sardinia sicily second world war military operations casualties military intelligence royal air force tanks paratroopers effects of bombing hermann göring government code and cypher school demolitions german army italian navy german air force air raids military situation reports troop movements german withdrawal shipping losses supply problems aerial attacks counter-attacks united states army air force allied powers invasion of sicily operation husky
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Gibraltar Greece Italy Sardinia Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /1837/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1837
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1837.002
Keywords
German Army Counter-attacks Invasion Of Sicily Troop Movements Allied Powers Military Operations Tanks Military Situation Reports Supply Problems Transportation Ports Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Shipping Losses German Withdrawal Evacuation Shipping Demolitions Warships Air Warfare Casualties German Air Force Royal Air Force United States Army Air Force Aerial Attacks Italian Navy Paratroopers Prisoners Of War Operation Husky
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
40
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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