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

1 Jan 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: of Rommel's plans for a withdrawal to Buerat, on December 31; a German report from Italian HQ, on December 31; and a 5th Panzer Army report for December 30; on the Southern Russian Front: that the 1st Panzer Army orders the acceleration of its withdrawal, on December 31; and on the Russian fronts: that the German Air Force (GAF) Commander in Chief (C-in-C) complains of the poor fighting qualities of the GAF's and army's emergency defence units, on December 31.
training transportation second world war military intelligence incompetence military shortages government code and cypher school operations planning erwin rommel military situation reports desert war german withdrawal italian withdrawal cowardice
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
HW1 /1276/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /1276
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.1276.002
Keywords
Operations Planning Desert War Italian Withdrawal German Withdrawal Military Situation Reports Transportation Military Shortages Training Incompetence Cowardice
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
23
Persons Discussed
Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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