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 South Europe: that German Air Force (GAF) reconnaissance sighted Allied landing craft in Reggio Bay heading for the mainland; and German intelligence reports Mussolini to be seriously ill, and to have returned to Rome for an operation.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Russia Sicily
- Document Reference
- HW1 /1979/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /1979
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.1979.002
- Keywords
- Intelligence Reports Landing Craft Invasion Of Italy Fascist Leadership Health Landing Places
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School
- Pages
- 7
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges Benito Mussolini
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
