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

13 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: that the German situation in the north of the Cherbourg Peninsula is deteriorating, with the naval defence force to be used for harbour demolition, and not as reinforcement for land forces, on June 11; on Germany: that Hitler bans leave for the armed forces in all areas, except Crete and the Aegean islands, from June 13; on South Europe: of the 92nd Infantry Division withdrawing after an enemy break-through of the Outrage position; on a new battle HQ for the 14th Army southeast of Siena; and of the 1st Parachute Division being withdrawn, on June 12; and on the 26th Panzer Division being pushed into the line, east of Lake Bolsena, on June 12.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete
Document Reference
HW1 /2944/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2944
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2944.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Normandy Operation Overlord Military Shortages Manpower German Army Artillery Military Organisation Italian Campaign Allied Powers Breakthroughs Military Dispositions
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
15
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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