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

26 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: that the 715th Infantry Division takes over the southern sector covering the Anzio bridgehead, from February 25; on South-east Europe: that an Allied raid on Fiume hits an oil refinery, torpedo workshops and gasworks, on February 24; of a steamship being sunk off Navarino, on February 25; of a steamship being destroyed by Allied aircraft in Sibenik harbour, on February 24; that the German Navy in the Peloponnese orders defensive measures against expected midget submarine attacks, on February 24; that a sailing vessel was sunk by an Allied submarine in the Aegean, on February 25; that the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) for the Southwest (Army Group C) objects to the transfer of regimental groups to the Austrian frontier area, because it is riddled with enemy agents, on February 15; and a German Air Force (GAF) situation report on operations against guerillas in Croatia on February 23-24; and on the Southern Russian Front: that the Admiral for the Black Sea considers he has insufficient freight space for supplies and that augmentation from the Aegean is not possible, on February 24.
finland germany communications croatia guerrilla warfare industry shipping ports submarines second world war partisans royal navy military intelligence agents secrecy military dispositions effects of bombing intelligence operations government code and cypher school infiltrating foreign countries anti-nazi resistance german army predicting enemy intentions german navy air raids shipping losses supply problems aerial attacks on ships occupied yugoslavia occupied italy battle of anzio operation shingle
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Croatia Finland Germany
Document Reference
HW1 /2499/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2499
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2499.002
Keywords
Military Dispositions German Army Communications Secrecy Battle Of Anzio Operation Shingle Effects Of Bombing Industry Ports Air Raids Shipping Losses Submarines Aerial Attacks On Ships Predicting Enemy Intentions Royal Navy Infiltrating Foreign Countries Agents Occupied Italy Occupied Yugoslavia Guerrilla Warfare Partisans Anti-nazi Resistance Supply Problems German Navy Shipping
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
25
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence Intelligence Operations

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