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

21 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: of the German Air Force's (GAF's) intentions in Italy for October 21; that the 76th Corps requested reconnaissance, on October 20; that the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division is to hold its present positions on October 21; the Department for Foreign Armies West's review for October 19 covering the Italian and Balkan theatres; that the Italian Air Force is to be re-established, from October 20; and on the movement of a factory from Schweinfurt, on October 20; and on the Russian Front: of the first reference to night ground attack units, on October 20.
slovenia gibraltar greece air warfare croatia factories italy corsica sardinia second world war military intelligence adolf hitler eastern front military organisation military dispositions government code and cypher school german army german air force military situation reports troop movements italian air force aerial attacks invasion of italy occupied yugoslavia
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Corsica Croatia Gibraltar Greece Italy Sardinia Slovenia
Document Reference
HW1 /2135/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2135
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2135.002
Keywords
German Air Force Air Warfare Invasion Of Italy Military Situation Reports German Army Military Dispositions Occupied Yugoslavia Military Organisation Italian Air Force Factories Aerial Attacks Eastern Front Troop Movements
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
24
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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