Summary of Likely Forms and Scales of Attack that Germany Could Bring to Bear on the British Isles in the near Furure. German Forces Available for an Attack on the British Isles. (Appendix A) - Secret Intelligence Files

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Document Title	Summary of Likely Forms and Scales of Attack that Germany Could Bring to Bear on the British Isles in the near Furure. German Forces Available for an Attack on the British Isles. (Appendix A)
Reference	CAB 81/97
Document Date	6 June 1940
Conflicts	Second World War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations
Regions	Atlantic, Europe
Countries	Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom
Document Type	Reports
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt, Victor Cavendish-Bentinck

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