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

28 Feb 1945

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 Army Group B seeks further reinforcements for the Juelich-Linnich area and the Sauer line, on February 25; that Army Group B states the enemy picture has been confirmed, on February 25; and of the 338th Division being subordinated to the 12th SS Division and ordered to the Erkelenz area, on February 26; and on South Europe: of the 715th Infantry Division being relieved by the 278th Infantry Division, and the 14th Corps by the 97th Corps, on February 23.
second world war defence western front military intelligence military organisation government code and cypher school german army military strength german strategy military situation reports troop movements italian campaign german withdrawal
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /3553/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3553
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3553.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Western Front German Army Defence Troop Movements Military Strength German Withdrawal German Strategy Military Organisation Italian Campaign
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
16
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence