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: that the Hermann Goering Division, previously held in the Leghorn area as a reserve of the German Supreme Command, is now heading south to Rome and suffering heavy losses from incessant Allied air attacks, on May 27; that the 15th Panzer Grenadier Division and the 1st Parachute Corps continue to withdraw, on May 26; and more battle reports from the Italian Front, for May 26; on Western Europe: of an acute strike situation in Marseilles, on May 27; and Naval Headlines.
- Collection ID
- HW1
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- France Gibraltar Guinea Japan Norway Philippines Singapore
- Document Reference
- HW1 /2847/2
- Document Types
- Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- HW1 /2847
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.hw1.2847.002
- Keywords
- Troop Movements German Army Italian Campaign Casualties Friendly Fire Aerial Attacks German Air Force German Withdrawal Civil Unrest Occupied France Anti-nazi Resistance Naval Intelligence German U-boats Battle Of The Atlantic Pacific War Japanese Navy Convoys Shipping Losses Submarines Food Supplies
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Government Code and Cypher School
- Pages
- 18
- Persons Discussed
- Hermann Göring
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
