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

4 Feb 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 South Europe: of the Hermann Goering Division's counter-attack against the Anzio bridgehead, on February 2; on the 1st Parachute Corps' senior officers, as at February 2; the German Air Force's (GAF's) final day report for February 2; of the Hermann Goering Division's attack being repulsed, with the enemy being held at Cassino; a 10th Army day report for February 2; and a 75th Corps report, for February 2; on South-east Europe: of ship movements in the Aegean, with a steamship being sunk, on February 2-3; and that the GAF in Croatia are to take defensive measures against Allied air attacks, from February 2.
croatia italy prisoners of war crete second world war personnel military intelligence civilians disguise military dispositions aerial reconnaissance hermann göring government code and cypher school german army predicting enemy intentions military situation reports shipping losses aerial attacks counter-attacks united states army air force battle of monte cassino battle of anzio operation shingle
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Croatia Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /2407/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2407
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2407.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Battle Of Anzio Operation Shingle German Army Counter-attacks Aerial Reconnaissance Battle Of Monte Cassino Military Dispositions Shipping Losses Prisoners Of War Personnel United States Army Air Force Disguise Civilians Predicting Enemy Intentions Aerial Attacks
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
31
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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