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

26 Mar 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 Western Europe: of German Air Force (GAF) operations orders for the night of March 26; and that orders by Kesselring include the resubordination of specified units, and a counter-attack on the Allies who have crossed the Rhine, on March 25; and on South-east Europe: that Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) orders Army Group F, which has hitherto been controlling Balkan operations, to be sent to Berlin for employment with Army Group Vistula, on March 23.
second world war western front military intelligence military organisation chiefs of staff government code and cypher school german army german strategy military situation reports troop movements counter-attacks allied powers
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /3638/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /3638
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.3638.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Western Front Troop Movements Allied Powers German Strategy Counter-attacks Military Organisation German Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
16
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence