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

1 Aug 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: of the 363rd Infantry Division being subordinated to the 47th Panzer Corps to form a blocking line, on July 29; of the 326th Infantry Division's withdrawal plans, on July 31; of the Panzer Lehr Division being pulled out of the line, on July 31; that the 2nd Air Corps, disbanded in France, is to transfer and re-establish itself in Sofia, on July 31; and that Army Group B orders the formation of a new north front, on July 28; on Germany: that the SS at Dachau and Munich are to report the number of volunteers for an all-out operation, on July 27; on South Europe: that the Germans expect an Allied landing on the southern French coast, on July 30; on Finland: KISMET, on plans for the evacuation of German forces by sea, on July 27; and on the Northern Russian Front: that German soldiers trying to flee from Riga are to be shot, on July 29.
turkey france finland concentration camps denmark deserters evacuation italy military discipline sicily second world war personnel military intelligence eastern front execution military organisation military dispositions government code and cypher school german army invasion threat predicting enemy intentions operation overlord german air force german strategy military situation reports troop movements german withdrawal battle of normandy landing places german-finnish relations
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Denmark Finland France Italy Sicily Turkey
Document Reference
HW1 /3134/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3134
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3134.002
Keywords
Military Organisation Military Dispositions German Army Battle Of Normandy Operation Overlord Troop Movements Military Situation Reports German Withdrawal German Air Force German Strategy Personnel Concentration Camps Predicting Enemy Intentions Invasion Threat Landing Places Eastern Front Evacuation German-finnish Relations Military Discipline Execution Deserters
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
34
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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