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

12 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: that the 715th Infantry Division urgently requests low-level air attacks, with an enemy attack expected within the next few days, on March 11; four battle reports on the bridgehead, for March 10; that the Slovakian Construction Brigade is to move to the mountains east of Rome on March 15, reported on March 8; that the Sea Defence Commandant for the southern Adriatic complains of ceaseless Allied raids in the Cattaro area since February 29 resulting in absenteeism among local workers at the Tivat naval arsenal, on March 11; that the 2nd Panzer Army ordered that mobile reserves, ready for instant action in the central Dalmatian coastal area, are to be prepared, on March 6; and of the results of Allied air raid damage on Toulon on March 11; on the Russian Front: that the German 6th Army had on March 7 insufficient armoured vehicles to prevent Russian tanks from breaking through, on March 7; two reports on an assault gun brigade being brought up from Germany to Crimea, then being diverted to Army Group south, on March 4 and 6; and of indications that the 111th Infantry Division was on March 6 being transported to Crimea.
germany deserters engineers naval bases second world war military operations military intelligence eastern front military organisation effects of bombing government code and cypher school german army military strength predicting enemy intentions benito mussolini manpower reductions air raids red army military situation reports troop movements allied strategy military objectives breakthroughs battle of anzio operation shingle
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany
Document Reference
HW1 /2608/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2608
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2608.002
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy Military Operations Manpower Reductions Military Situation Reports Battle Of Anzio Operation Shingle Troop Movements Engineers Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Naval Bases Deserters Military Organisation Eastern Front German Army Military Strength Red Army Breakthroughs Military Objectives
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
33
Persons Discussed
Benito Mussolini
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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