German Air Borne Landings. Possibility of, In Northern Scotland with a View to the Neutralisation of Fleet Bases in the North as a Preliminary to the Invasion of England. Memo. By J.I.C. Covering Memo. By Admiral Sir Reginald Plunket Ernle-Erle Drax, C.-in-C. At the Nore, Putting Forward a Possible German Plan of Invasion of Scotland Based on Norway, and J.I.C. Comments Thereon

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German Air Borne Landings. Possibility of, In Northern Scotland with a View to the Neutralisation of Fleet Bases in the North as a Preliminary to the Invasion of England. Memo. By J.I.C. Covering Memo. By Admiral Sir Reginald Plunket Ernle-Erle Drax, C.-in-C. At the Nore, Putting Forward a Possible German Plan of Invasion of Scotland Based on Norway, and J.I.C. Comments Thereon

1 May 1940

ANNEX A [J.I.C.(40) 181.] 18TH JULY, 1940. COPY NO. WAR CABINET. JOINT INTELLIGENCE SUB-COMMITTEE. THE BATTLE FOR BRITAIN. Memorandum by Admiral Drax. It has always seemed rather strange that Hitler should be making such extensive preparation for invasion from Norway, where the sea passage to Britain is long and is covered by the Home Fleet, while the preparation for invasion by the shorter route from Holland and Belgium is either less extensive or better concealed. If the Intelligence reports are correct and Hitler actually intends to launch an invasion from Norway it is desirable to work out his plan of campaign.
northern ireland france belgium germany denmark ireland manpower military bases netherlands norway transportation great britain scotland england second world war defence military intelligence deception adolf hitler paratroopers joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff invasion threat invasion preparations john godfrey german airborne troops military objectives landing places
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Belgium Denmark England France Germany Great Britain Ireland Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Scotland
Document Reference
CAB 81/97/124
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/97
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0097.124
Keywords
Invasion Threat Paratroopers Landing Places Military Objectives Deception Defence Military Bases Manpower Transportation Invasion Preparations German Airborne Troops
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
John Godfrey Adolf Hitler
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. May - July 1940. Papers Numbers. JIC 71-194. Volume VII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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