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

3 Oct 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: a report by the propaganda office on the aftermath of the Allied raid on Karlsruhe, on October 1; and of a proposal to investigate the development of an autobahn for operations by ME262 aircraft, as there is a danger of Allied bombing of airfields, on September 28; on South-east Europe: that the German Admiralty recommends that the German Air Force (GAF) release some bombers to check an Allied break-through into the Aegean, on October 2; of orders by the 2nd Panzer Army to be ready for unexpected Allied attacks, on September 16; on the situation in the Peloponnese, on October 2; that the Admiral for the Aegean expects a landing of light Allied forces in the eastern Peloponnese, on October 2; of unobtrusive preparations for the evacuation of Patras to Rhion, on October 2; of a steamship being sunk by submarine in the north-west Aegean, on October 2; and that Niseros island is to be evacuated, with Candia harbour to be destroyed, on October 2.
greece germany croatia evacuation guerrilla warfare jet aircraft ports crete second world war western front food supplies military intelligence adolf hitler airfields effects of bombing government code and cypher school demolitions predicting enemy intentions german air force german strategy air raids military situation reports german morale amphibious operations shipping losses aerial attacks allied powers occupied greece occupied yugoslavia
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Croatia Germany Greece
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3244A
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3244A.002
Keywords
Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Food Supplies German Morale German Air Force Airfields Jet Aircraft Aerial Attacks Allied Powers Western Front Military Situation Reports Guerrilla Warfare Occupied Yugoslavia German Strategy Occupied Greece Predicting Enemy Intentions Amphibious Operations Evacuation Demolitions Ports Shipping Losses
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
24
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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