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

10 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-east Europe: that German Air Force (GAF) reconnaissance revealed the position of the Allied naval forces in the Aegean, on November 8; the 15th Mountain Corps' situation report, for November 8; and that operation STURDY, German operations in the Split area, continued in unfavourable weather, on November 9; on Southern Europe: the Director General of Transportation in Italy reports the destruction statistics of machinery and personnel for October, on November 7; and Hitler gives orders that the SS Panzer Grenadier Division Leibstandarte Adolph Hitler is to be brought up to strength without delay, on October 27; and on the Russian Front: a situation report for November 8 from Army H Group A.
mali albania greece germany guerrilla warfare italy manpower railways second world war partisans military intelligence adolf hitler eastern front adverse weather conditions aerial reconnaissance effects of bombing government code and cypher school german army german air force assessing enemy strength red army military situation reports troop movements supply problems aerial attacks naval strength breakthroughs occupied yugoslavia
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Germany Greece Italy Mali
Document Reference
HW1 /2230/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2230
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2230.002
Keywords
Aerial Reconnaissance Adverse Weather Conditions Assessing Enemy Strength Naval Strength German Air Force Military Situation Reports Occupied Yugoslavia Guerrilla Warfare Partisans Supply Problems Railways Effects Of Bombing Aerial Attacks Manpower German Army Troop Movements Eastern Front Red Army Breakthroughs
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
25
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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