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

25 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 West Europe: that the Germans expect Allied tank attacks at Hertogenbosch and north of Antwerp, on October 24; of the 88th Army Corps' withdrawal, on October 24; of the 88th Army Corps' situation, at noon on October 24; and an Army Group B report for October 22; on Germany: that the destruction of traffic installations and lack of power has brought 30-35% of all works in west Germany to a standstill, on October 23; and of air raid damage in the Duesseldorf-Muenchen Gladbach area, on October 23; on South Europe: that the 1st Parachute Division is to move and be subordinated to the 51st Corps, on October 24; of the 14th Panzer Corps changing command with the 51st Mountain Corps, and the 76th Army Corps' withdrawal, on October 24; and on the 114th Division's withdrawal, on October 24; on East Europe: that Hitler orders the Sworbe Peninsula and Oesel Island to be held, on October 24; and on South-east Europe: of German Air Force (GAF) Command for the Southeast being taken over by the 4th Air Fleet, on October 24.
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Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Italy Russia West Germany
Document Reference
HW1 /3285/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3285
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3285.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Western Front British Army Military Operations German Withdrawal German Strategy Defence Breakthroughs Military Shortages Fuel Effects Of Bombing German War Effort Air Raids Military Dispositions German Army Italian Campaign Eastern Front Military Organisation German Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
34
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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