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Certain Moves by German Army and Air Force Units in Southern Tripolitania. Report by Axis Planning Section

1 Mar 1941

(a) to establish advanced landing grounds South of Murzuk, from which to carry out air attacks on the aerodromes on the Takoradi route; (b) to raid, in co-operation with aircraft, the aerodromes on the Takoradi route; (c) to carry out a reconnaissance of the Murzuk area, and gain experience in desert operations; (d) to reinforce the Italian garrison in Murzuk as a defensive measure. Selection of the most probable objective. 5. For the reasons advanced in previous J.I.C. papers the maintenance of a mechanised column in the Chad area would be a most difficult undertaking.
chad nigeria libya second world war military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff axis strategy german army german air force troop movements axis planning section desert war military objectives
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Chad Libya Nigeria
Document Reference
CAB 81/101/34
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/101
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0101.034
Keywords
Axis Strategy Troop Movements Desert War German Army German Air Force Military Objectives
Languages
English
Organizations
Axis Planning Section Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Chiefs of Staff
Pages
2
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. 14th March - 21st April 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 100-163. Volume XI
Themes
Military Intelligence

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