GERMANY'S OBJECT. 5. To occupy Holland with a view to:(i) Obtaining bases for intensive attack against the United Kingdom and its sea communications by sea and air. (ii) Seizing the economic resources of Holland. FACTORS. Dutch Strength and Dispositions. 6. Navy. The Dutch maintain no naval forces in Europe capable of offensive operations. A certain number of coast defence units are available for the local defence of ports. 7. Army. The Dutch Army consists of:(i) The Covering Troops, which include a number of battalions and military police units responsible for manning the frontier, the demolition belts and for watching parts of the coast.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Belgium England Germany Netherlands Norway United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/96/41
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/96
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0096.041
- Keywords
- Invasion German Strategy War Materials Contingency Planning Dutch Armed Forces Manpower Aircraft Fortifications Military Bases Communications Transportation German Army Topographical Intelligence Public Morale Combined Operations Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 14
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
