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

18 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: the 76th Panzer Corps reports the success of German probable remotely-controlled tanks against Allied positions at the Anzio/Nettuno bridgehead, on March 15; that the Italian battleship the Cavour is to be fitted out in Trieste as a jointly manned Italian/German floating anti-aircraft battery, on March 2; that the German intelligence authorities are aware on March 17 that following a planned Allied air attack against a Yugoslav airfield at Banjaluka overnight on March 18/19 the area would be attacked by some 800 guerrillas; on the Russian Front: that bomber crew volunteers are sought by the German Air Force (GAF) HQ in Berlin to return to Germany for cross-training to fighter aircraft, on March 16; that the German Army is in general retreat on the Southern Front, with the 304th Infantry Division exhausted and re-grouping west of Kalinovka; and that the sea supply route from Constanta - Odessa is to take priority over shipping supplies to Crimea, from March 13.
germany guerrilla warfare ports warships second world war personnel partisans military intelligence eastern front military organisation government code and cypher school operations planning secret weapons demolitions german army italian navy german air force red army military situation reports anti-aircraft defence supply problems captured equipment breakthroughs occupied yugoslavia battle of anzio operation shingle
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany
Document Reference
HW1 /2635/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2635
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2635.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Anzio Operation Shingle German Army Secret Weapons Demolitions Captured Equipment Italian Navy Warships Anti-aircraft Defence Operations Planning Partisans Guerrilla Warfare Occupied Yugoslavia German Air Force Military Organisation Personnel Eastern Front Red Army Breakthroughs Supply Problems Ports
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
17
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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