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

27 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 Europe: the German Air Force's (GAF's) final report for October 25; a 14th Panzer Corps report, for October 25; the 15th Panzer Grenadier Division's report, for October 25; that the German Navy expects an Allied landing on the east coast, on October 25; and that German air defence artillery is to protect dams in Italy, on October 25; on South-east Europe: of GAF operational orders for October 27; an Army Group N day report on operations in Yugoslavia and northern Italy, on October 25; of Army Group B's operations in Yugoslavia, on October 26; and that Hitler orders that Italian officers offering resistance or collaborating with the enemy are to be shot, on October 16.
albania slovenia croatia italy railways second world war military intelligence adolf hitler security service execution effects of bombing hermann göring abwehr government code and cypher school operations planning german army predicting enemy intentions collaborators italian army air raids military situation reports troop movements allied strategy military commanders amphibious operations anti-aircraft defence aerial attacks on ships landing places invasion of italy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Croatia Italy Slovenia
Document Reference
HW1 /2169/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2169
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2169.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Invasion Of Italy Operations Planning Aerial Attacks On Ships Allied Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions Landing Places Amphibious Operations Troop Movements German Army Anti-aircraft Defence Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Railways Italian Army Military Commanders Collaborators Execution
Languages
English
Organizations
Abwehr Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
35
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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