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

10 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 contains a message from C to the Prime Minister (PM); and the following reports on France: that the 709th and 91st Infantry Divisions are under pressure from Allied tanks on the main road in the direction of Monteburg, and call for air support, on June 9; a Group West Review for late on June 9, detailing the Allied bridgehead between Orne and Grandcamp being extended, German armoured forces attacking south east Bayeux, strong airborne landings in the Vire estuary, and that the Allies are occupying Isigny; of indications the 9th Panzer Division is preparing to move, possibly to the Le Mans area, on June 8; the 3rd Air Fleet reports the Allies are developing a landing stage west of the Orne area, and is expecting glider landings in strength, on June 9; a situation report for June 9, covering an English landing in the area of Bernieres, and that Canadians are to the west of the Vire estuary; on the 3rd Air Fleet's measures for economy in fuel consumption, on June 10; and that U-boat flotillas at Brest were informed that crews on home leave will not be recalled prematurely, on June 8.
france netherlands fuel second world war personnel military operations military intelligence tanks paratroopers holland military shortages government code and cypher school german u-boats german army operation overlord military situation reports troop movements battle of normandy supply problems counter-attacks landing places united states army
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Holland Netherlands
Document Reference
HW1 /2923/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2923
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2923.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Operation Overlord Battle Of Normandy United States Army Tanks Military Operations German Army Counter-attacks Paratroopers Landing Places Troop Movements Supply Problems Fuel German U-boats Personnel Military Shortages
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
22
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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