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

12 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 the Russian Front: that elements of an SS division last located in Russia in early January had returned to Germany by February 5; on Southern Europe: a very detailed report of February 1 on movements of German Army reinforcements to the south Italian Front, containing details of at least 12 different units; a situation report of January 31 from the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) for the South-west, including that most of the 114th Division had now arrived in the Fiume area from Yugoslavia; an actual strength return for the 278th Division; and that German Air Force (GAF) reconnaissance reports indicated that because of the large number of Allied landing craft being used at the Nettuno/Anzio bridgehead, it would not be possible for the Allies to launch another similar undertaking at this time; Naval Headlines, which includes 4 items from U-boat communications; also a report of a German anti-invasion exercise in the Bay of Biscay area between February 10 and 12; and that Allied shipping off the Nettuno/Anzio bridgehead is to be closely watched by U-boats and shore observers as an input to special operations planned by the German Naval Command in Italy.
turkey germany russia italy shipping naval warfare norway romania warships fuel crete second world war military intelligence landing craft battle of the atlantic military dispositions effects of bombing hermann göring government code and cypher school german u-boats turkish neutrality german army predicting enemy intentions air raids military situation reports troop movements italian campaign allied strategy amphibious operations torpedo boats mechanical problems international red cross allied powers rescue operations
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Germany Italy Norway Romania Russia Turkey
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2443A
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2443A.002
Keywords
Military Dispositions German Army Troop Movements Italian Campaign Military Situation Reports Allied Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions Landing Craft Naval Warfare Fuel German U-boats Battle Of The Atlantic Mechanical Problems Rescue Operations Warships Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Allied Powers Shipping Torpedo Boats Amphibious Operations Turkish Neutrality
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School International Red Cross
Pages
16
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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