2. MILITARY. The following factors affect the strategical flexibility of the German army:(a) Out of 250 divisions, some 160 are likely to be permanently employed as garrisons in occupied territories, leaving 90 as an available reserve. (Paragraphs 5 (i, ii, v, vi) and 6). (b) The enemy has 15 armoured divisions and possibly 5 light colonial armoured divisions. A high proportion of the former may be necessary for the striking force and reserve in any campaign. These cannot be employed again in other theatres without an interval for regrouping and refitting.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Albania Austria Azores Crete Denmark England France Germany Gibraltar Greece Italy Libya Poland Portugal Russia Sicily Sierra Leone Soviet Union Spain Syria Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/102/51
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/102
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0102.051
- Keywords
- Axis Strategy Naval Warfare Military Dispositions Air Warfare Economy Assessing Enemy Strength Manpower War Materials Oil Supply Problems Finances Transportation Shipping
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Planning Staff
- Pages
- 14
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Charles Medhurst Stephen Shoosmith Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
