Ultra message for D-Day, noting Benouville Bridge in British hands

Date: 6 June 1944 Reference: HW 1/2895 Creator: Records created or inherited by Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) Catalogue context: West Europe: British across Caen Canal, June 6; GAF orders for reconnaissance of Allied landings, June 6, Isigny in German hands, Allied penetration at Arromanches, June 6. South Europe: German liaison officer with Italian General Staff reports gathering of guerillas in Tuscany and requests weapons, June 3. Naval Headlines: invasion of France, Mediterranean and Black Sea section to General Ismay under 6711 (not included in series). Japanese ambassador, Berlin: conversation with Ribbentrop, Germans displeased with Spain, May 29; Hitler expects good results in new submarine warfare, May 29. Turkish chargé, Madrid: Spanish reception of speeches by Churchill and Hoare, June 4 (not on coversheet). Categories: Overseas; Second World War Subjects: Operation Overlord; Canals and river transport; Conflict; Europe and Russia; Intelligence; Navy; Operations, battles and campaigns; Weapons Topics: International trade and affairs; Land and buildings; Military and war; Transport and travel Period: Second World War Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf