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 Germany: of the allocation of voluntary assistants (foreigners) to German Army divisions, this marking the first mention of 5 divisions, on January 22; Naval Headlines, covering U-boat activity; from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs to all posts, detailing a Luftwaffe attack on London on the night of February 13-14; from the Spanish minister in Helsinki, noting Finland's grave military situation, as of February 20; and reports on Berlin: of air raids on December 15 and February 8; and giving general information for the period from mid-December - February 8.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Madagascar Russia Sweden United States of America
- Document Reference
- HW1 /2493/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /2493
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.2493.002
- Keywords
- Military Dispositions German Army Naval Intelligence German U-boats Battle Of The Atlantic Spanish Neutrality Shipping Losses Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy Diplomatic Intelligence Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Home Front German War Effort German Morale Psychology Defeatism Rumours
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
- Pages
- 16
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
