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

27 Aug 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: a BONIFACE summary from Brigadier Hollis for the Prime Minister (PM); and an extract from a SUNSET intelligence report; on South Europe: that the German 1st Parachute Division is moving from Calabria to Apulia, on August 25; a German Air Force (GAF) evening report, for August 26, noting Allied air raids; and of an air attack on the GAF at Capua, on August 26.
italy sardinia second world war military intelligence airfields effects of bombing government code and cypher school air raids troop movements german airborne troops
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy Sardinia
Document Reference
HW1 /1966/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1966
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1966.002
Keywords
Troop Movements German Airborne Troops Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Airfields
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
10
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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