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

29 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: SHARK, for October 26 and 27; on South Europe: the 16th Panzer Division reports on enemy tanks and infantry, on October 28; that the 15th Panzer Grenadier Division's situation is unchanged, as of October 28; on the location of the battle HQ of the Hermann Goering Division, on October 28; that the 29th Panzer Grenadier Division is expecting an attack, on October 28; that the 14th Panzer Corps is to withdraw on the night of October 27-28; and that the German supply position in South Italy is tense owing to the interruption of rail traffic, on October 17.
italy second world war military intelligence military shortages hermann göring government code and cypher school military situation reports german withdrawal supply problems invasion of italy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /2177/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2177
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2177.002
Keywords
Invasion Of Italy German Withdrawal Military Situation Reports Supply Problems Military Shortages
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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