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

5 Mar 1943

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 North Africa: that the main concentration of British forces in Tunisia is appreciated by the Axis as in the central sector, with the coastal area being only lightly held, on March 3; an Army Group Africa report for March 4; and that the 1st Italian Army continues to prepare for an attack, probably in the Mareth area.
tunisia railways second world war british army military intelligence military dispositions government code and cypher school german army invasion of french north africa military situation reports captured settlements
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Tunisia
Document Reference
HW1 /1430/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1430
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1430.002
Keywords
British Army Military Dispositions Invasion Of French North Africa Military Situation Reports German Army Captured Settlements Railways
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
11
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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