2 TOP SECRET Soviet Land Campaigns 8. The main Soviet land campaigns and the general priority which would be accorded them would be as follows:— First.—To over-run Western Europe including Scandinavia and Spain and thus obtain bases from which to attack the United Kingdom. Whereas we thought previously that the Soviet leaders might well attempt an opposed invasion of the United Kingdom and defer their campaign against Spain, we now think that an early invasion of this country is unlikely and that the Soviet ground forces would probably follow up their advance through Western Europe with an attack on Spain.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Australia Bulgaria Burma Canada China Crete Denmark Egypt Formosa France Germany Greece India Indochina Iraq Italy Japan Korea Malaya Morocco New Zealand Norway Pakistan Persia Portugal Siam Sicily South Africa Soviet Union Spain Sweden Syria Turkey United Kingdom United States of America West Germany Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/13/60
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/13
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0013.060
- Keywords
- Military Intelligence Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Contingency Planning War Preparations Military Strength Naval Strength Air Power Soviet Army Soviet Air Force Soviet Navy Soviet Satellite States Eastern Bloc Threat Of War With The Ussr Strategy Defence Rearmament Armaments Geographic Intelligence Coastal Defence Manpower War Materials Resources Weapons Production Weapons Development Atomic Warfare Transportation Communications Railways Technology Biological Warfare Chemical Warfare Chinese Army Chinese Air Force Chinese Navy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 11
- Persons Discussed
- Anthony Buzzard Francis Fressanges John Gardiner Patrick Reilly Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
