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

4 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 the Foreign Armies in the West: a situation report on the west for November 1; on South-east Europe: of Italian BR20 aircraft awaiting a decision on a hand-over to the Croation Legion, on November 1; of proposals of the Admiral in the Adriatic for German Air Force (GAF) support, on October 26; and that the Germans are making no progress in transporting away 32,000 Italians from Rhodes, on October 15; on South Europe: that the 2nd Air Fleet is to be equipped with an experimental squadron for night bombing with radar against ships, on November 3; on Germany: of an Allied raid on an aircraft factory at Wiener Neustadt, on November 3; and of RAF prisoners being handed over to the GAF, on October 9; on the Southern Russian Front: of Crimea being cut off and 3 enemy landings on the Kerch peninsula, from October 29-November 3; that the GAF in Roumania are to send all their air transports and gliders to Crimea, on November 3; and of an SS cavalry division being completely broken up by an enemy attack, on October 19.
serbia montenegro albania slovenia gibraltar greece germany air power aircraft croatia factories italy netherlands transportation prisoners of war romania england crete sicily second world war east germany casualties military intelligence royal air force adolf hitler eastern front bosnia weapons production holland effects of bombing nazi-occupied europe abwehr government code and cypher school german army military strength predicting enemy intentions occupation arrangements italian army german air force air raids red army military situation reports allied strategy amphibious operations italian air force soviet air force aerial attacks on ships invasion of italy captured equipment
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Bosnia Crete Croatia East Germany England Germany Gibraltar Greece Holland Italy Montenegro Netherlands Romania Serbia Sicily Slovenia
Document Reference
HW1 /2207/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2207
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2207.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Invasion Of Italy Captured Equipment Italian Air Force Aircraft German Air Force Aerial Attacks On Ships Occupation Arrangements Military Strength Nazi-occupied Europe Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy Transportation Prisoners Of War Italian Army Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Factories Weapons Production Amphibious Operations Red Army Eastern Front Air Power Soviet Air Force German Army Casualties Royal Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Abwehr Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
39
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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