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

31 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 in the tense situation the 2nd SS Panzer Corps is to form a strategic reserve in northern Italy, on August 25; and that the Italian 4th Army except for the 1st Corps is to withdraw from southern France, on August 25; on the Southern Russian Front: on the German Air Force's (GAF's) air reconnaissance results of August 29; and an operational report by the GAF 4th Air Fleet for August 29.
france air warfare italy second world war casualties military intelligence royal air force battle of the atlantic eastern front military organisation military dispositions aerial reconnaissance government code and cypher school german army occupied france italian army invasion preparations german air force soviet air force aerial attacks on ships invasion of italy italian withdrawal
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /1973/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1973
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1973.002
Keywords
German Air Force Military Dispositions Aerial Attacks On Ships Battle Of The Atlantic Air Warfare Royal Air Force Military Organisation German Army Invasion Preparations Invasion Of Italy Italian Army Italian Withdrawal Occupied France Aerial Reconnaissance Eastern Front Soviet Air Force Casualties
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
14
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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