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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 reports on Western Europe: the Sea Defence Commandant (SDC) for southern Holland reports the situation on October 4; the Sea Defence Commandant at Dunkirk suggests the employment of modern reprisal weapons against localities in the Dunkirk area, and German Air Force (GAF) night bomber support, on October 3; the German Admiralty responds to the SDC at Dunkirk's suggestion, on October 4; a 67th Corps situation report, for October 4; of a breach of a dyke in Holland, on October 4; and that the Germans withdraw 7 miles north of Antwerp, on October 4; on South-east Europe: that an order postponing the evacuation of Patras was received too late, on October 3; on Southern Europe: that a considerable withdrawal by the SS Panzer Grenadier Division from north-west of Florence is indicated, on October 3; and of an Allied raid on Nuernberg, on October 3.
greece germany evacuation factories italy netherlands second world war casualties flooding military intelligence civilians military organisation holland effects of bombing government code and cypher school secret weapons communications disruption liberated europe german strategy air raids italian campaign german withdrawal occupied greece occupied belgium
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Greece Holland Italy Netherlands
Document Reference
HW1 /3251/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3251
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3251.002
Keywords
Occupied Belgium Flooding German Strategy Secret Weapons Liberated Europe Military Organisation Evacuation Occupied Greece Italian Campaign German Withdrawal Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Factories Communications Disruption Casualties Civilians
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
29
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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