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

13 Jul 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 Western Europe: that a large-scale Allied attack is expected by the 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions in the vicinity of the Odon; while the 2nd Panzer Corps is expecting an Allied attack against Maltot, on July 13; and the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division reports an Allied penetration and the withdrawal of German forces south of Carentan, on July 13.
second world war military operations military intelligence government code and cypher school predicting enemy intentions operation overlord assessing enemy strength allied strategy german withdrawal battle of normandy united states army
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /3066/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3066
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3066.002
Keywords
Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy Battle Of Normandy Operation Overlord German Withdrawal Military Operations United States Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
9
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence