ANNEX. I RUSSIAN OPERATIONAL APPRECIATION. ASSUMPTION. We have taken into consideration our previous report entitled "Basic Assumptions for Planning."+ 2. In our previous reportø, entitled "Strategic Intentions of the Soviet Union", we concluded that:(a) The following will be undertaken simultaneously: (i) A campaign against Western Europe to gain the Atlantic seaboard in the shortest possible time and to close the Mediterranean. (ii) A sea and air offensive against the Anglo-American sea communications.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Austria Belgium China Denmark France Germany Greece Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands Pakistan Poland Romania Russia Sicily Soviet Union Spain Switzerland United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/3/39
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- CAB 158/3
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0003.039
- Keywords
- Threat Of War With The Ussr Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Soviet Strategy Strategy Military Objectives Military Strength Military Operations Paratroopers Transportation Aircraft British Army United States Army Air Power Royal Air Force United States Air Force French Armed Forces Belgian Armed Forces Dutch Armed Forces Luxembourg Armed Forces Danish Armed Forces Italian Armed Forces French Air Force Climate Military Supplies Roads Railways Fifth Columnists Demolitions Flooding Partisans Defence Allied Strategy Soviet Air Force Ports Soviet Army
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 47
- Persons Discussed
- Paul Gleadell William Hayter Douglas Packard Lawrence Pendred Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
