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

23 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 on South Europe: reports from the Salerno front, on September 21; of the German Air Force's (GAF's) operational orders for September 23, with reference to an Allied penetration; of the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division being identified in the northern end of the Gulf of Gaeta, on September 21; that the 16th Panzer Division is the 14th Corps' Reserve, on September 22; and of the 10th Army taking counter-measures to recapture British prisoners who escaped from the Ancona area, on September 22; on Northern Europe: that the Airforce Commander for the Lofotens gives the operational intentions for a battle group in the northern waters, on September 22; and on Northern Europe: of a further attempt to destroy the Turpitz, on September 22.
security armaments prisoners of war submarines warships sardinia second world war british army royal navy military intelligence eastern front naval operations military organisation military dispositions hermann göring government code and cypher school escape german army german navy military situation reports troop movements collapse of fascist italy occupied norway german withdrawal soviet air force aerial attacks invasion of italy allied powers breakthroughs salerno landing operation avalanche
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Sardinia
Document Reference
HW1 /2032/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2032
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2032.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Invasion Of Italy Salerno Landing Operation Avalanche German Withdrawal Military Dispositions Allied Powers Breakthroughs Military Organisation German Army Eastern Front Soviet Air Force Aerial Attacks Troop Movements Prisoners Of War British Army Escape Collapse Of Fascist Italy Armaments Security Royal Navy Naval Operations Submarines German Navy Warships Occupied Norway
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
32
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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