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Collections of reports on wide-ranging subjects including German Army Y activities...

Catalogue reference: HW 13/53

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This record is about the Collections of reports on wide-ranging subjects including German Army Y activities... dating from 1943 Mar 27-1944 Mar 24 in the series Government Code and Cypher School: Second World War Intelligence Summaries Based.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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HW 13/53

Date

1943 Mar 27-1944 Mar 24

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Collections of reports on wide-ranging subjects including German Army Y activities in North Africa, Mediterranean and Western Europe; exploitation of Allied signals in Italy; German view of Allied Order of Battle; reliability of Y Service reports on Russian Army and Air Force; U-boat areas in Mediterranean; postponed offensive operations against Russians [ZITADELLE and EULE]; German situation in Black Sea area; further manpower shortages and redistributions of personnel within armed forces, use of prisoners of war as labour force; numbering system used for German radio equipment [Funkgerät]; BENITO system of control for day and night fighters and fighter-bombers; controlled interception in German night fighter areas; Teleprinter callsigns as source of intelligence; German retreat in Russia; Division Brandenburg with Regimental histories and some personalities; GAF anti-invasion measures in West; The German Labour Service [RAD = Reichsarbeitdienst]; German plans in Balkans for occupation of Hungary and possibly Bulgaria.

For MSS/S 69, see HW 13/59. For MSS/S 100 see HW 13/229

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

MSS/S 51-99

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Subjects
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Internment
Labour
Army
Asia
Radio and television
Europe and Russia
Conflict
Intelligence
Navy
Communications
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Operations, battles and campaigns
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