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

28 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 the 2nd Air Corps' operational orders for July 28, and that their intentions for July 28-29 include operations against Sicilian airfields (weather permitting) and widespread reconnaissances; on the use of Trialen bombs against Allied shipping shelling the coast; and the 14th Panzer Corps' supply return for July 25, noting its fuel is adequate, and ammunition shortages, some acute.
air warfare sicily second world war military intelligence military supplies aerial reconnaissance military shortages hermann göring government code and cypher school operations planning german army german air force
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Sicily
Document Reference
HW1 /1893/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1893
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1893.002
Keywords
Operations Planning Air Warfare German Air Force Aerial Reconnaissance Military Shortages German Army Military Supplies
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
12
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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