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

20 Dec 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 Balkans: a situation report from German Air Force (GAF) Command for the South East for December 18 on Allied aircraft supplying guerrilla bands in the Joannina area and in central and north Albania, and on Allied reconnaissance activity over the Aegean; on Greece: that a mopping up operation north of Olympus is continuing; on Croatia: that an undertaking east of Sarajevo (presumed to be FOCUS) to all intents has been concluded, with German troops in pursuit to the north-west, and with mopping up in north-west Croatia continuing; on Italy: of an Allied air raid on Foligno, on December 19, with approach roads to the airfield being destroyed, a rail station and aircraft factory being heavily hit, and the rail line to Perugia and Ancona being destroyed, while the airfield is fully serviceable; that the 2nd Air Fleet is to provide transport aircraft for the transfer of a fighter force from Lombardy to the area north of Trieste, on December 19; and a 14th Army statement of financial requirements for January 1944 with allocations to its Divisions, on December 12.
albania greece croatia factories guerrilla warfare italy railways crete second world war military operations partisans military intelligence military dispositions effects of bombing government code and cypher school german army german air force air raids military situation reports italian campaign german withdrawal occupied greece occupied yugoslavia
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Crete Croatia Greece Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /2296/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2296
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2296.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Italian Campaign German Withdrawal Military Dispositions Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Factories Railways German Air Force German Army Military Operations Guerrilla Warfare Partisans Occupied Greece Occupied Yugoslavia
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
24
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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