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

25 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 on Southern Europe: a 10th Army report for January 24, describing a weak German force in the 5th Mountain Division's sector being surrounded by Allied forces; another 10th Army report for January 24; and a 10th Army report for January 23, including details of all the units sent to reinforce the 1st Parachute Corps, which is opposing Allied landings in the Anzio area.
second world war military intelligence military organisation hermann göring government code and cypher school german army military situation reports italian campaign encirclement allied powers breakthroughs
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /2358/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2358
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2358.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Italian Campaign Encirclement German Army Allied Powers Breakthroughs Military Organisation
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
24
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence