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

28 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: BONIFACE reports for Mr Loxley (summaries are reported under 6933 but the texts are now included); on France: that the 21st Panzer Division needed fighter protection, on June 28; and that the 12th SS Panzer Division expected an Allied attack along the River Orne; on Italy: of further German withdrawal in the coastal sector of the 14th Corps; of the 19th German Air Force (GAF) Field Division being subordinated to the 14th Corps, and its divisional boundaries; and of an air raid on San Merino, on June 26.
turkey france italy second world war military intelligence military organisation peter loxley effects of bombing government code and cypher school inter-services cooperation german army operation overlord german air force air raids military situation reports italian campaign german withdrawal battle of normandy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Italy Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /3015/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3015
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3015.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Normandy Operation Overlord Inter-services Cooperation German Army German Air Force Italian Campaign German Withdrawal Military Organisation Effects Of Bombing Air Raids
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
1
Persons Discussed
Peter Loxley
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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