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

6 Dec 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 1st Army withdraws its main defence line, on December 6; that Himmler gives an SS officer command of the West Wall from the Swiss frontier, on December 1; that a wireless troop is to be sent to Rottweil, on December 3; that new defensive positions are to be constructed west of Cologne, on December 3; and that the 90th Army Corps is to be transferred from the 19th to the 1st Army, on December 6; on South-east Europe: that the 15th Mountain Corps is being encircled and requests relieving forces, on December 6; and Naval Headlines, not listed on the coversheet.
germany croatia second world war defence western front military intelligence convoys adolf hitler fortifications military organisation government code and cypher school naval intelligence german army japanese navy military situation reports pacific war troop movements german withdrawal military commanders encirclement occupied yugoslavia heinrich himmler
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Croatia Germany
Document Reference
HW1 /3365/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3365
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3365.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports German Withdrawal Western Front Military Organisation German Army Defence Military Commanders Fortifications Troop Movements Encirclement Occupied Yugoslavia Naval Intelligence Pacific War Japanese Navy Convoys
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
24
Persons Discussed
Heinrich Himmler Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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