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

8 Oct 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: a report from the 10th Army for October 7, detailing hard fighting on the Southern Volturno; that the Hermann Goering Division and the 76th Corps are under increased Allied pressure; that the 16th Division is making slow progress; and that the 26th Panzer Division is facing an Allied spearhead; German Air Force (GAF) reconnaissance reports on the Dodecanese, the Aegean and the Peloponnese, describing air attacks on an Allied naval force; and of a signal from the 10th Air Corps relating to operation LEOPARD/TRAGIC, which is unidentified but possibly similar to operation EISBAER against Cos, on October 8; Naval Headlines, covering the 18-strong Rossbach Group of U-boats being ordered to occupy a new reconnaissance line in the Atlantic; that Ancona harbour is to be blocked by scuttling the Bice and Luigi Martini and the yacht Savoia; and that the Soviet destroyer leader the Kharkov and two others were sunk by Stukas south east of Feodosia; from the Japanese ambassador in Berlin, on interviews with Ribbentrop and Hitler, and their respective views on the war in light of the Italian defection, on October 4; and from the Irish minister in Rome: on an appointment to the Fascist Republican Government, and Cavallero's death following his refusal to become Minister of War, on October 4.
japan hungary tunisia finland greece germany international relations italy naval warfare soviet union corsica sicily second world war defence military intelligence convoys adolf hitler security service battle of the atlantic german foreign policy foreign office edward bridges nazi leadership hermann göring government code and cypher school operations planning axis strategy german u-boats naval intelligence german army benito mussolini german navy erwin rommel military situation reports diplomatic intelligence german-japanese relations italian campaign torpedo boats military objectives joachim von ribbentrop shipping losses occupied greece
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Corsica Finland Germany Greece Hungary Italy Japan Sicily Soviet Union Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /2092/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2092
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2092.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Italian Campaign Defence Military Objectives German Army Naval Warfare German Navy Convoys Shipping Losses Operations Planning Occupied Greece Naval Intelligence German U-boats Battle Of The Atlantic Torpedo Boats Diplomatic Intelligence German-japanese Relations Nazi Leadership Axis Strategy German Foreign Policy
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
38
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Joachim von Ribbentrop Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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