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

3 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 Western Europe: a German Air Force (GAF) situation report in the Rennes area, for August 2; an 84th Corps situation report, for August 2; of orders on August 1 that if St Malo was taken then the German convoy office is to retire to the north-west in order to supply the Channel Islands from there; on the intentions of the 2nd SS Panzer Division, on August 2; of the sector of the 12th SS Panzer Division being widened, on August 2; a 326th Infantry Division situation report, for August 2; a 2nd SS Panzer Corps situation report, for August 1; an 84th Corps situation report, for August 2; three reports on the Normandy area, for August 2; a situation report in the St Malo area, for August 2; of the first identification of remote-controlled tanks in the Normandy front, on July 28; and that a further withdrawal is intended by the 715th Division, on August 2; on Southern Europe: of the 356th Division withdrawing, on August 2; and of a heavy Allied attack on Genoa harbour, on August 2.
technology france evacuation italy naval bases nuclear warfare ports second world war personnel defence military intelligence tanks military dispositions weapons technology effects of bombing government code and cypher school secret weapons german army predicting enemy intentions operation overlord german navy air raids military situation reports troop movements italian campaign german withdrawal battle of normandy allied powers breakthroughs occupied italy
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /3141/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3141
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3141.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Normandy Operation Overlord Military Dispositions German Army Defence Allied Powers Troop Movements Tanks Evacuation German Navy Personnel Naval Bases German Withdrawal Breakthroughs Predicting Enemy Intentions Secret Weapons Technology Italian Campaign Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Ports Occupied Italy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
44
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence Weapons Technology Nuclear Warfare

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