(e) The only parts of the coast suitable for beach landings are: The North Coast. The Northern half of the East Coast. The REYKJAVIK area from AKRANES to east of GRINDAVIK. (f) Roads are few and generally close to the coast. The majority are only open from July to October. (g) The nights are rapidly getting shorter and are practically 'white' from the end of April to mid-August. Surprise, by the use of darkness, will therefore become increasingly difficult. 3. POLITICAL FACTORS. A German occupation of ICELAND would have a considerable effect on opinion in the U.S.A.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Denmark France Germany Great Britain Iceland Norway United Kingdom United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/101/25
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 81/101
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0101.025
- Keywords
- Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Operations Assessing Enemy Strength Psychology
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Axis Planning Section Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Chiefs of Staff
- Pages
- 7
- Persons Discussed
- Stephen Shoosmith
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
