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 - Secret Intelligence Files

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Document Title	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
Reference	CAB 81/97
Document Date	25 July 1940
Conflicts	Second World War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations
Regions	Europe
Countries	Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland
Document Type	Memoranda
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	John Godfrey, Adolf Hitler

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invasion threat, paratroopers, landing places, military objectives, deception, defence, military bases, manpower, transportation, invasion preparations, German airborne troops

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