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

12 Sep 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); on South Europe: of the German Air Force's (GAF) operational orders for the night of September 15-16; of an attack on shipping in the Bay of Salerno; that the enemy are believed to be withdrawing; a 76th Panzer Corps report for September 14; that the 16th Panzer Division is to continue its attack against heavy resistance; that the GAF are to set up an air transport unit with confiscated Italian aircraft, on September 14; that German units previously ordered to remain north of the Apennines are to be sent to the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) South, on September 14; an Army Group B morning report, for September 15, noting that Fiume has been occupied; of a German request for action on a weakly guarded, but valuable, Italian air park near Milan, on September 14; and that the 90th Panzer Grenadier Division is evacuating Corsica, on September 15.
security albania greece germany aircraft croatia disarmament evacuation italy transportation corsica sardinia second world war military intelligence military supplies civil unrest military dispositions government code and cypher school german army italian army german air force military situation reports troop movements italian air force captured settlements invasion of italy captured equipment allied withdrawal salerno landing occupied italy operation avalanche
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Corsica Croatia Germany Greece Italy Sardinia
Document Reference
HW1 /2012/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2012
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2012.002
Keywords
Allied Withdrawal Invasion Of Italy Salerno Landing Operation Avalanche Evacuation Military Situation Reports German Air Force Captured Equipment Italian Air Force Transportation Aircraft Troop Movements Military Dispositions German Army Disarmament Italian Army Captured Settlements Occupied Italy Military Supplies Security Civil Unrest
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
33
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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