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

23 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: of a suspected Allied paratroop landing south of Naples, on July 22; on the Axis military chain of command in Sicily, on July 21; and that the Germans claim sinkings of merchant tonnage on the east coast of Sicily, on July 22; on South-east Europe: of a successful Allied attack on Preveza, in western Greece, on July 22; a German secret service report on Kesselring's view that Sicily would develop like Tunis and on the lack of morale in Italy, on July 23; Naval Headlines; and that the Japanese ambassador in Berlin is anxious to visit Hitler, on July 19.
greece evacuation international relations italy shipping ports submarines warships sicily second world war military operations military intelligence adolf hitler security service axis powers paratroopers military organisation airfields edward bridges effects of bombing abwehr government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence german navy italian navy erwin rommel air raids german-italian relations diplomatic intelligence military commanders joachim von ribbentrop shipping losses aerial attacks on ships allied powers occupied greece false intelligence invasion of sicily operation husky
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Greece Italy Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /1873/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1873
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1873.002
Keywords
Allied Powers Military Operations Paratroopers Invasion Of Sicily Operation Husky Military Organisation Axis Powers Shipping Losses Aerial Attacks On Ships Submarines Air Raids Airfields Occupied Greece Effects Of Bombing False Intelligence Military Commanders Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships Evacuation Ports Italian Navy Shipping German U-boats Diplomatic Intelligence German-italian Relations
Languages
English
Organizations
Abwehr Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler Joachim von Ribbentrop Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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