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

24 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: that the 5th SS Corps seeks air support for troops encircled on Korcula, but the German Air Force (GAF) is unable to help, on April 23; and that the Germans are to counter-attack on Korcula, on April 23; on Germany: that a factory at Aachen was destroyed in an air raid, on April 18; on South-east and South Europe: that the German High Command asks when Bulgarian officers and NCOs will be detached to Italy, on April 19; Naval Headlines, covering that the Germans claim heavy Allied losses on Mljet Island in the Adriatic; and from the Turkish Legation in Bucharest, on the difficult Roumanian military situation, as at April 20.
philippines singapore aircraft croatia evacuation factories italy naval warfare ports warships second world war casualties military intelligence royal air force convoys adolf hitler security service eastern front edward bridges effects of bombing military shortages government code and cypher school inter-services cooperation operations planning naval intelligence german army german navy german air force air raids japanese navy diplomatic intelligence pacific war german withdrawal torpedo boats bulgarian armed forces soviet navy aerial attacks counter-attacks strafing karl dönitz
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Croatia Italy Philippines Singapore
Document Reference
HW1 /2737/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2737
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2737.002
Keywords
German Air Force Military Shortages Aircraft Inter-services Cooperation Aerial Attacks Strafing German Army Operations Planning Counter-attacks Eastern Front Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Factories Royal Air Force Bulgarian Armed Forces Naval Intelligence German Navy Warships Torpedo Boats Convoys Naval Warfare Soviet Navy Casualties German Withdrawal Evacuation Ports Japanese Navy Pacific War Diplomatic Intelligence
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
15
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Karl Dönitz Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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