British Isles. Seaborne and Airborne Attack On: Scales of Attack: Report - Secret Intelligence Files

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Document Title	British Isles. Seaborne and Airborne Attack On: Scales of Attack: Report
Reference	CAB 81/97
Document Date	16 July 1940
Conflicts	Second World War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations
Regions	Atlantic, Europe
Countries	England, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Spain
Document Type	Reports
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt, Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, John Godfrey

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invasion threat, Operation Sea Lion, assessing enemy strength, aerial attacks, German air force, aircraft, naval strength, naval warfare, sabotage, deception, amphibious operations, landing places, military objectives, paratroopers, invasion preparations, German airborne troops

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