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Did the intelligence services play any major role during the war or did their contribution never play a major role for the outcome of the war?
We know about instances when the commanders and/or leaders ignored warnings and signs of military actions. One commonly known is how Stalin ignored or preferred to ignore the warnings about a German attack prior June 22nd 1941, another event is during the Operation Market Garden, the commanders preferred to ignore the presence of German armor units around Arnhem.
Another aspect of the intelligence is how to use information. When the Allied was able to intercept the German communication, not making it obvious for the Germans that they have a compromised communications. One success must be when the code breakers warned the Russians about the planned offensive at Kursk, the Russians had another source as well, the spy ring in Germany, I don't remember the name of it, but Lucy comes to my mind.
So did it all have a significant role during the war?
We know about instances when the commanders and/or leaders ignored warnings and signs of military actions. One commonly known is how Stalin ignored or preferred to ignore the warnings about a German attack prior June 22nd 1941, another event is during the Operation Market Garden, the commanders preferred to ignore the presence of German armor units around Arnhem.
Another aspect of the intelligence is how to use information. When the Allied was able to intercept the German communication, not making it obvious for the Germans that they have a compromised communications. One success must be when the code breakers warned the Russians about the planned offensive at Kursk, the Russians had another source as well, the spy ring in Germany, I don't remember the name of it, but Lucy comes to my mind.
So did it all have a significant role during the war?