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

2 Mar 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 Southern Europe: of the 114th Division withdrawing its left wing in the face of Allied pressure, on March 1; of the 362nd Division withdrawing its main defence line to the starting line of February 28, on March 1; that Officers Commanding (OCs) local operations do not surrender, but fight to the last, the only conception known in the history of German soldiering, with there to be no reprieve from Hitler, on February 6; the Air Fleet Reich reports on U.S. bombing raids over Brunswick on February 29; on South-east Europe: of a proposal on February 17 to destroy all island harbours in the Sibernik area, and to prohibit all night movements of private shipping; and of a ship of 6000 to 7000 tons being hit by Allied bombs in Kotor harbour, on February 29; on the Russian Front: a ground situation report from Army Group A, for February 29; and a report on fallen German prestige in Finland, on March 1; and from the Siamese minister in Berlin, on Germany and the Allies, on February 23.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Finland Germany Russia
Document Reference
HW1 /2568/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2568
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2568.002
Keywords
German Withdrawal German Army Military Situation Reports Battle Of Anzio Operation Shingle Execution Military Commanders German Strategy Surrender Effects Of Bombing German War Effort Air Raids Industry Eastern Front Demolitions Ports Aerial Attacks On Ships Finnish Foreign Policy German-finnish Relations Diplomatic Intelligence German-soviet Relations
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Security Service Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
26
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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