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

14 May 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 Southern Europe: two reports from the Italian Front, for May 13; that the 90th Panzer Grenadier Division is on the move to the Cassino area, on May 13; a detailed report by the German Air Force (GAF) on an attack on an Allied convoy in the western Mediterranean on May 11, reported on May 13; and six reports of Allied air raid damage in Italy, on May 12 and 13; the GAF Command for the South-east reports that the Mosquito aircraft is faster than the FW 190, on May 5; with Churchill's query and the Chief of the Air Staff's (CAS's) response; and an addendum to the Japanese naval attaché in Berlin's report (ULTRA) on German defences in northern France and on possible Allied landing sites, from May 8 (see also 6477).
france albania denmark italy railways oil second world war casualties military intelligence royal air force convoys adolf hitler coastal defence military organisation effects of bombing government code and cypher school german army military strength invasion threat geographic intelligence occupation arrangements erwin rommel german air force air raids military situation reports troop movements second front reconnaissance aircraft aerial attacks on ships landing places meteorological intelligence occupied italy battle of monte cassino battle of anzio
Collection ID
HW1
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Denmark France Italy
Document Reference
HW1 /2786/2
Document Types
Intelligence Report
File Reference
HW1 /2786
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.hw1.2786.002
Keywords
Military Situation Reports German Army Battle Of Monte Cassino Battle Of Anzio Troop Movements Military Organisation German Air Force Aerial Attacks On Ships Convoys Casualties Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Occupied Italy Oil Railways Royal Air Force Reconnaissance Aircraft Meteorological Intelligence Geographic Intelligence Invasion Threat Second Front Landing Places Occupation Arrangements Military Strength Coastal Defence
Languages
English
Organizations
Government Code and Cypher School
Pages
30
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler Erwin Rommel
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Military Intelligence

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