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

22 May 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 contains a message from C to the Prime Minister (PM); and the following reports on Italy: battle reports from the 65th Infantry Division; 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division; 76th Panzer Corps; 715th infantry Division; 15th Panzer Grenadier Division; and 29th Panzer Grenadier Division for May 22; that the intentions of the 29th Panzer Division for May 22 are to hold the main defence line and to clean up a penetration in the central sector; and battle reports for May 22 from the Boehlke Group; 44th Infantry Division; 5th Mountain Division; 51st Mountain Corps; and 90th Panzer Grenadier Division; Naval Headlines, covering the Dragoner U-boat Group being ordered to take up positions in the operational area even if sighted, and that two more U-boats left Brest for the operational area of the group, on May 22; and that the old Japanese battleships Hyuga and Ise are believed to have been converted into aircraft carriers, probably to join the new 4th Carrier Squadron; and the Japanese ambassador in Berlin passes on comments from the German Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs on the war situation, on Eden's recent visit to Moscow, on the prospects for a Second Front and its probable location, and on relations between Spain and Germany, on May 23.
turkey france bulgaria portugal germany aircraft carriers croatia international relations norway spain great britain warships corsica azores second world war military intelligence landing craft security service paratroopers edward bridges government code and cypher school german u-boats turkish neutrality naval intelligence german navy german strategy japanese navy military situation reports diplomatic intelligence pacific war troop movements allied powers battle of monte cassino battle of anzio
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Azores Bulgaria Corsica Croatia France Germany Great Britain Norway Portugal Spain Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /2824/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2824
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2824.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Monte Cassino Battle Of Anzio Paratroopers Allied Powers Troop Movements Naval Intelligence German U-boats Warships German Navy Landing Craft Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers Pacific War Diplomatic Intelligence German Strategy Turkish Neutrality
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
20
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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