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

18 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 West Europe: a front line report by an unspecified formation, for July 17; that the 2nd Fighter Corps believes enemy reinforcing has been concluded, on July 17; that the Panzer Lehr Division is to withdraw its front line, on the night of July 17-18; that the 2nd SS Panzer Division lost 22 tanks, from July 8-11; and that a German Air Force (GAF) unit is to move to Munich for re-equipping with Me262s, on July 16; on Germany: GAF raid damage reports for July 16-17; on South Europe: that the 26th Panzer Division withdraws under heavy attack, on July 17; that the 87th Army Corps seeks information on the deployment of forces in the event of contingency 'G', on July 15; that the Germans assess the Allies as preferring to exploit Italian successes rather than invade south France, on July 14; and on Germany: a report on the conditions and morale there, as of July 17.
france training finland germany russia italy jet aircraft nuclear warfare england second world war personnel contingency planning military operations casualties military intelligence tanks adolf hitler security service eastern front aerial reconnaissance edward bridges weapons technology effects of bombing nazi leadership hermann göring government code and cypher school secret weapons german army invasion threat predicting enemy intentions operation overlord german air force josef stalin air raids assessing enemy strength military situation reports italian campaign allied strategy german withdrawal german morale battle of normandy allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
England Finland France Germany Italy Russia
Document Reference
HW1 /3085/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3085
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3085.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Normandy Operation Overlord Assessing Enemy Strength Aerial Reconnaissance German Army Casualties Tanks Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Jet Aircraft German Air Force Training Personnel Italian Campaign Allied Powers Military Operations German Withdrawal Contingency Planning Invasion Threat Predicting Enemy Intentions Allied Strategy German Morale Secret Weapons Eastern Front Nazi Leadership
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School Security Service
Pages
34
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare

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