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

30 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 Southern Europe: of the 26th Panzer Division's intentions for September 28; the 14th Panzer Corps reports that the Allies are following up the Goering Division between Vesuvius and the Apennines, on September 29; the Goering Division's situation report for September 29; a 1st Parachute Division situation report, for September 29; of the 14th Panzer Division's withdrawal continuing according to plan, on September 29; a situation report from Air Command that included the first reported appearance of Spitfires over north Corsica, on September 29; and that Rommel considers that the holding of Elba is unnecessary, on September 25; on South-east Europe: that Hitler orders measures to be taken to protect German Air Force (GAF) units on airfields in the Balkans, from September 26; and that the importance of field flak artillery schools was stressed, again with reference to the shortage of equipment, on September 29; Naval Headlines; SHARK, reporting success on September 27 and 28; and a list of names of American prisoners of war from the battle of Salerno, on September 30.
argentina jamaica albania training germany aircraft ports spain warships corsica sardinia greenland second world war military intelligence royal air force adolf hitler naval operations hermann göring government code and cypher school german u-boats naval intelligence german army german propaganda predicting enemy intentions german navy occupation arrangements erwin rommel military situation reports italian campaign allied strategy german withdrawal anti-aircraft defence occupied italy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Argentina Corsica Germany Greenland Jamaica Sardinia Spain
Document Reference
HW1 /2063/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2063
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2063.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports German Army Italian Campaign Allied Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions German Withdrawal Royal Air Force Aircraft Occupation Arrangements Occupied Italy Training Anti-aircraft Defence Naval Intelligence German U-boats Naval Operations German Navy Warships Ports German Propaganda
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
36
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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