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

27 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: that the 9th SS Panzer Division is to make a counterthrust, on July 26; the 84th Corps' situation report, for July 26; and the Panzer Lehr Division report an Allied breakthrough, on July 26; on South Europe: that the Germans prepare for an air-landing assault on the Po bridges and for coastal landings, on July 26; and on the Russian Front: the 4th Panzer Army's situation report, for July 25.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /3115/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3115
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3115.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Normandy Operation Overlord German Army Operations Planning Counter-attacks Captured Settlements British Army United States Army Breakthroughs Aerial Attacks Strafing Roads Invasion Threat Paratroopers Occupied France
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
19
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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