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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 includes the following reports on Italy: of Kesselring's orders for the withdrawal of the 14th Army and the 10th Army as a consequence of Allied successes at Tarquinia and south of Vetralla; on France: a 3rd Air Fleet situation report for June 8; an intelligence assessment that further Allied landings outside the bridgehead are likely; and of tactics suggested for employment by fighter aircraft against Allied bombers, from May 20.
air warfare italy tactics second world war military intelligence bernard montgomery government code and cypher school operation overlord german air force military situation reports italian campaign german withdrawal battle of normandy landing places
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /2926/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2926
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2926.002
Keywords
German Withdrawal Italian Campaign Military Situation Reports Operation Overlord Battle Of Normandy Landing Places Tactics German Air Force Air Warfare
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
26
Persons Discussed
Bernard Montgomery
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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