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

14 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: battle reports from the 2nd Parachute Corps for July 13, describing heavy losses while opposing Allied forces in the St Lo area; and on Southern Europe: a battle report from the Hermann Goering Division for July 12/13, stating that the division is to be soon withdrawn from Italy, and possibly to be transferred to the command of the Commander in Chief (C-in-C) West.
italy second world war defence military operations casualties military intelligence military dispositions hermann göring government code and cypher school german army operation overlord military situation reports troop movements battle of normandy german airborne troops united states army
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /3070/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3070
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3070.002
Keywords
German Airborne Troops Casualties Defence Military Operations United States Army Battle Of Normandy Operation Overlord Military Situation Reports Troop Movements Military Dispositions German Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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