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

1 Jun 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 anti-aircraft artillery reinforcements arrive to protect the bridge at Subiaco, on May 30; that the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) for the South-west requests the May 27 order of battle for the 42nd Jaeger Division, a division of the Reserve of German High Command, last located in Yugoslavia in early May but now probably en route to Italy; a detailed intelligence review by the C-in-C for the South-west for May 28; and a similar report for May 27; on Western Europe: on the tightening up of reporting on Allied air landings in France so that a counter-attack can be mounted before the troops that have landed have had time to assemble and prepare to break out; and that German Air Force (GAF) long-range bombers employing radio-controlled bombs are to return to the Bordeaux area immediately following training operations in the Baltic, on May 29.
france gibraltar italy tactics ports second world war contingency planning military operations casualties british army military intelligence tanks paratroopers military dispositions free french effects of bombing hermann göring government code and cypher school german army military strength invasion threat predicting enemy intentions german air force air raids military situation reports troop movements italian campaign anti-aircraft defence anti-tank guns counter-attacks landing places
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Gibraltar Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /2868/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2868
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2868.002
Keywords
Troop Movements Anti-aircraft Defence German Army Military Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Free French Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Ports Military Situation Reports British Army Tanks Military Operations Italian Campaign Casualties Anti-tank Guns Contingency Planning Invasion Threat Tactics Paratroopers Counter-attacks Landing Places Military Dispositions German Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
40
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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