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

10 Apr 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-east Europe: of tanker-lighters being attacked by Allied aircraft near Zara, on April 3, 7 and 8; and that the German Admiral for the Adriatic warns of a possible Allied landing on the Dalmatian coast, on April 4; on South and South-east Europe: the German Army General Staff warn of the possibility of landings in southern France, and that the aim of the Italian and Balkans operations is to tie down German forces, on April 8; on the Southern Russian Front: that the 1st Panzer Army effects a junction with the 2nd SS Panzer Corps, on April 8; that Odessa is to be evacuated on the night of April 11-12; that the Germans are caught in heavy defensive fighting on the north Crimean Front, with the defensive situation critical, on April 8; Army Group South's situation report, for the morning of April 9; and on the ground situation in Crimea early on April 9.
ukraine france hungary greece russia evacuation italy romania england second world war military operations military intelligence eastern front government code and cypher school german army predicting enemy intentions red army military situation reports second front shipping losses counter-attacks aerial attacks on ships occupied yugoslavia
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
England France Greece Hungary Italy Romania Russia Ukraine
Document Reference
HW1 /2699/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2699
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2699.002
Keywords
Aerial Attacks On Ships Shipping Losses Predicting Enemy Intentions Occupied Yugoslavia Second Front Military Situation Reports Eastern Front Evacuation Military Operations Red Army German Army Counter-attacks
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
25
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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