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

26 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 South-east Europe: a German final report of the English commando action on Levitha, on October 25; that the Germans take precautions against an Allied landing in the Split area, on October 25; and correspondence on oil exports from Roumania, on October 23; on South Europe: that the German Air Force (GAF) 2nd Air Fleet proposed changes in the dispositions of its air defence artillery units to give extra protection to the 10th Army, on October 24; that the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) South emphasises the importance of coastal shipping as the railways are interrupted, on October 24; and that Hitler gives priority to the removal of Anglo-Saxon PoWs from Italy before the Italians, on October 14; on the Southern Russian Front: of GAF reconnaissance results, on October 25; and Naval Headlines for October 24, including a query from the Prime Minister (PM) on the sinking of a U-boat and the [ADMS'] reply.
turkey economy serbia bulgaria iceland germany italy shipping norway transportation prisoners of war romania switzerland warships oil azores second world war contingency planning military intelligence military supplies convoys adolf hitler battle of the atlantic eastern front coastal defence military dispositions aerial reconnaissance abwehr government code and cypher school german war effort german u-boats naval intelligence german navy military situation reports amphibious operations anti-aircraft defence allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Azores Bulgaria Germany Iceland Italy Norway Romania Serbia Switzerland Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /2166/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2166
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2166.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Allied Powers Amphibious Operations Military Dispositions Anti-aircraft Defence Military Supplies Transportation Shipping Contingency Planning Coastal Defence Prisoners Of War Aerial Reconnaissance Eastern Front Economy German War Effort Oil Naval Intelligence Warships German Navy Battle Of The Atlantic German U-boats Convoys
Languages
English
Organizations
Abwehr Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
34
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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