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

30 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 South Europe: the 10th Army's morning report, for January 29; that the Hermann Goering Division is on the Anzio bridgehead front, on January 28; of the air liaison landing ground for the Panzer Hermann Goering Division, on January 28; of the German Navy's operation of submarines at the Anzio bridgehead, on January 28; of German Air Force (GAF) photo-reconnaissance interpretation, on January 28; of GAF photo-reconnaissance interpretation, on January 27-28; reports from the German 334th Infantry Division, on January 28; a report from the 5th Mountain Division, for January 28; a 94th Infantry Division report, for January 28; the 14th Corps reports a failure to restore completely the main defence line, on January 28; a 1st Parachute Corps report, for January 28, stating that the main defence line has been recaptured; that the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division repelled enemy assaults, on January 28; of GAF attacks on the Anzio bridgehead, on January 28; of the 305th Infantry Division taking over from the 26th Panzer Division, on January 28; and of Allied air raids on January 29, on Benedetto and Ancona; and on South-east Europe: that the GAF suspect a build-up of U.S. bombers in the Mediterranean and the Middle East, on January 28.
turkey united states of america russia air warfare australia italy railways great britain england second world war military operations military intelligence naval operations military dispositions effects of bombing hermann göring government code and cypher school operations planning german u-boats german army predicting enemy intentions german air force air raids military situation reports allied strategy aerial attacks landing places united states army air force allied powers battle of monte cassino battle of anzio operation shingle
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Australia England Great Britain Italy Russia Turkey United States of America
Document Reference
HW1 /2379/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2379
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2379.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Monte Cassino Allied Powers Military Operations Military Dispositions German Army German U-boats Naval Operations Landing Places Battle Of Anzio Operation Shingle Operations Planning Aerial Attacks German Air Force Air Warfare Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Railways Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy United States Army Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
39
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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