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U.K. German Invasion of: Report

1 Jan 1940

attack. Parachute landings against isolated objectives, such as aerodromes Power Stations, Communication Centres, etc. might be made simultaneously in order to divert and distract our land and air forces. The Germans might hope in the resulting confusion to achieve an overwhelming success. Such an operation postulates however that our own air force would have been virtually put out of action or temporarily prevented from operating. Sabotage. 4. Bearing in mind the great assistance given to the Germans in Denmark and Norway by agents and sympathizers, we consider that there is a serious danger of interference with our air forces at a critical moment by organized sabotage at aerodromes, and we propose to prepare a separate report on this particular danger.
united kingdom germany denmark shipping norway second world war military intelligence paratroopers sabotage joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff british domestic security frederick beaumont-nesbitt victor cavendish-bentinck invasion threat predicting enemy intentions german navy amphibious operations german airborne troops
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Denmark Germany Norway United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 81/96/45
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/96
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0096.045
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions Invasion Threat German Navy Shipping Paratroopers Sabotage Amphibious Operations German Airborne Troops
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt Victor Cavendish-Bentinck
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. January - May 1940. Papers Numbers JIC 1-70. Volume VI
Themes
Military Intelligence British Domestic Security

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