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

16 Jan 1944

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: BONIFACE summaries for the Deputy Prime Minister (PM), Mr Loxley and General Ismay, the latter copy being marked as personal for the PM; on Southern Europe: that following the transfer of 2 of its divisions, the 371st to Russia and the 114th to Italy, the 15th Mountain Corps in Yugoslavia was greatly weakened and could not agree to the request for the 2nd Croat Jaeger Brigade to go to a German training area for rest and refit, on January 15; that the 114th Division is to receive personnel from the 371st Division who are not fit for duty on the Russian Front and to exchange them with fit replacements, on January 4; that the Hermann Goering Division is to be transferred to the Western Command from January 20, probably being replaced in Italy by the 114th Division from Yugoslavia; of a shortage of anti-aircraft units on the Italian Front, on January 6; and a detailed report on an Allied air raid on Mostar, from January 14; on the Russian Front: giving details of Russian advances, on January 13; of fierce fighting in Crimea with heavy German losses, on January 14; a German Air Force (GAF) summary for January 14, noting GAF operations being severely hampered by poor weather, and more Russian advances; and a German Army situation report for January 13.
france germany russia croatia italy yugoslavia second world war military intelligence eastern front military organisation military dispositions effects of bombing military shortages hermann göring government code and cypher school german army hastings ismay air raids red army military situation reports troop movements italian campaign german withdrawal anti-aircraft defence breakthroughs occupied yugoslavia
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Croatia France Germany Italy Russia Yugoslavia
Document Reference
HW1 /2334/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2334
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2334.002
Keywords
Military Dispositions Troop Movements German Army Occupied Yugoslavia Anti-aircraft Defence Military Shortages Italian Campaign Effects Of Bombing Air Raids German Withdrawal Eastern Front Military Situation Reports Red Army Breakthroughs Military Organisation
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
29
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Hastings Ismay
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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