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

21 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 Southern Europe: a situation report on Sicily for July 21; on subordination of the flak forces defending the Straits of Messina, on July 23; that flak units on Sicily are to send to mainland men with families to support them, and receive replacements in exchange, on July 20; the 2nd Air Fleet's situation report, for July 22; that German Air Force (GAF) reconnaissance aircraft revealed a tank battle south of Palermo, on July 22; that the German naval authorities are preparing to evacuate Palermo, on July 22; that an attack on Allied parachutists in Sardinia is intended for July 23; and that Fliegerfuehrer Sardinia was allotted by Fieldmarshal Richtofen disciplinary powers of the Divisional Commander over the GAF in Sardinia and Corsica, on July 22; on South-east Europe: of the orders for an anti-guerilla operation to be carried out in central Crete, on July 12; and a situation report on all fronts for July 20, including an Allied landing attempt in northern Norway which was repulsed.
malta evacuation guerrilla warfare italy military discipline norway ports corsica crete sardinia sicily second world war personnel defence military operations military intelligence tanks paratroopers eastern front military organisation hermann göring government code and cypher school anti-nazi resistance operations planning german navy german air force red army military situation reports occupied norway amphibious operations anti-aircraft defence occupied greece invasion of sicily operation husky
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Corsica Crete Italy Malta Norway Sardinia Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /1871/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1871
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1871.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Invasion Of Sicily Operation Husky Military Organisation Anti-aircraft Defence Personnel German Air Force Military Operations Tanks German Navy Evacuation Ports Operations Planning Paratroopers Military Discipline Guerrilla Warfare Anti-nazi Resistance Occupied Greece Defence Amphibious Operations Occupied Norway Eastern Front Red Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
30
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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