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

4 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 report on Western Europe: a detailed appreciation of the engagement and destruction of the 1st British Airborne Division at Arnhem, on October 1, signalled to General Sir Hastings Ismay.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Holland Netherlands West Germany
Document Reference
HW1 /3249/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3249
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3249.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Operation Market Garden Military Operations British Army Paratroopers German Army Counter-attacks Military Strength Tactics Landing Places Transportation Defence Allied Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
10
Persons Discussed
Hastings Ismay
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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