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

7 Feb 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 76th Panzer Corps' report, for February 6; that the 26th Panzer Division push back the enemy in the entire sector, on February 6; of the 715th Infantry Division's outposts, on February 6; a 10th Army day report, for February 4, noting the relief of worn out formations of the 90th Panzer Grenadier and 44th Infantry Divisions; a 10th Army report, early on February 5, that the Allies take the height north of Cassino; a post-mortem on the failure to detect the Anzio landing, on February 2; and that Kesselring is unwilling to destroy west coast harbour installations, because of the need for supply by sea, on January 29; and on the Southern Russian Front: that a ship is to be transferred to Crimea because of the critical fuel situation there, on February 4.
security ports radar fuel second world war military operations military intelligence eastern front wireless communications military organisation aerial reconnaissance hermann göring abwehr government code and cypher school demolitions german army german strategy military situation reports military objectives supply problems patrols allied powers allied withdrawal battle of monte cassino battle of anzio operation shingle
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /2423/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2423
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2423.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Anzio Operation Shingle Allied Withdrawal Military Organisation German Army Battle Of Monte Cassino Allied Powers Military Operations Military Objectives Patrols Security Wireless Communications Aerial Reconnaissance Radar German Strategy Demolitions Ports Supply Problems Fuel Eastern Front
Languages
English
Organizations
Abwehr Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
30
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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