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

2 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: of further withdrawals being planned on the Italian Front by the 15th and 90th Panzer Grenadier Divisions and by the 5th Mountain Division, for June 1; that the 26th Panzer Division is to withdraw to the Paliono area overnight on June 1/2; that the 5th Mountain Division is to withdraw overnight on June 1/2 to the south-east of the Avezzano depression; and battle reports for several German units on the Italian Front, for May 31.
italy second world war defence military intelligence military dispositions government code and cypher school german army military situation reports troop movements italian campaign german withdrawal allied powers breakthroughs
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /2873/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2873
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2873.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports German Army Defence Military Dispositions Troop Movements Italian Campaign German Withdrawal Allied Powers Breakthroughs
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
19
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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