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

1 Nov 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: of the 16th Panzer Division ranging by spotting aircraft, on October 31; that the Hermann Goering Division is in a rearguard action, on October 31; and that a detachment of the SS Panzer Division Adolf Hitler is to take over tanks at Magdeburg, on October 23; on South-east Europe: that German Air Force (GAF) ground attack aircraft are to limit their use of fuel to the utmost, from October 31; of an Allied air attack on GAF Tirana airfield, on October 31; that the 114th Jaeger Division is to mop up islands in the Split area, on October 31; that GAF support for operation HALFISCH is under discussion, on October 31; and a German report on guerilla activity in Yugoslavia and Greece, on October 27.
serbia albania slovenia greece germany russia aircraft croatia guerrilla warfare yugoslavia fuel crete second world war defence casualties partisans military intelligence tanks adolf hitler herzegovina bosnia sabotage airfields effects of bombing military shortages hermann göring government code and cypher school anti-nazi resistance operations planning german army predicting enemy intentions german air force allied strategy german withdrawal invasion of italy occupied yugoslavia
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Bosnia Crete Croatia Germany Greece Herzegovina Russia Serbia Slovenia Yugoslavia
Document Reference
HW1 /2192/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2192
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2192.002
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy Invasion Of Italy German Withdrawal Defence Military Shortages Fuel German Air Force Effects Of Bombing Airfields Aircraft Casualties Anti-nazi Resistance Guerrilla Warfare Partisans Occupied Yugoslavia Sabotage Operations Planning German Army Tanks
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
25
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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