By Ernest F Fisher
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Since early 1940 the British had been deciphering and reading the Germans' Enigma Code-the code by which all major command radio traffic was sent. ” Planning for thespring offensive, therefore, would most favorable take place underthe circumstances for the Allied command. W. Winterbotham, The Ultra Secret (London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson,1974), p. 187. breaking through the enemy's defenses. To achieve this superiority in the critical Liri valley sector, he had ordered major regroupingof Allied forces on 5 March.
T h e Naval Command, Italy andthe Luftflotte II, senior naval and air commands in the theater, were not, however, unequivocally u n d e r Kesselring’s command andremained directly subordinateto their service chiefs in Germany. Only in the event of “imminent danger” to the strategic situation would Kesselring’s ortwo comd e r s be bindingonthese mands, and in such an event Kesselring was to keep the naval andLuftwaffe headquarters in Germany constantly informed of hisactions. 10 Actually, Kesselring’s prestige as the senior Luftwaffe officer in Italy and his close personal relations with the naval commander, Vice Adm.
Thomas B. S. Army elements in thetheater, while logistical supportofthe Britishforces in Italy was the responsibility of Allied Armies in Italy (AAI)headquarters. British logistical functions in rearareaswere exercised by Headquarters, North African District. Both Allied logistical systems furnishedsupportforthe various national contingents under Allied command in the theater. In over-all command of the Allied ground forces in Italy was General Sir Harold R. L. Alexander,whose conduct of the British retreat in Burma had led Prime MinisterChurchill,after Alexander'sreturnfromthe FarEast, to makehimCommander in Chief of theBritishforces in theNearEast.