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

8 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 West Europe: the Sea Defence Commandant for Normandy's report, on June 7; that the German Air Force (GAF) are to attack tank concentrations in the Caen general area, on June 7; that an attack by the 21st Panzer Division fails, and Allied tanks open a gap in the front line north of Caen, on June 6; of an Allied penetration in the Caen area being reinforced by air landings, on June 7; that the Germans believe Bayeux is surrounded, on June 7; the German Navy at Granville report bombing destruction in the general area, on June 7; that the 275th Infantry Division is at the highest degree of readiness, as of June 7; of the 3rd Air Fleet's reconnaissance of the landing areas, on June 7; of orders for GAF reconnaissance for the night of June 7-8; and that 2 truckloads of rocket bombs were held up by a bombing attack on a railway, on June 7.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Belgium
Document Reference
HW1 /2907/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2907
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2907.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Operation Overlord Battle Of Normandy German Army Counter-attacks Operations Planning Aerial Attacks Tanks German Air Force Paratroopers Encirclement Effects Of Bombing Railways Occupied France Military Organisation Aerial Reconnaissance Predicting Enemy Intentions Landing Places Supply Problems Rockets
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
28
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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