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Rumours of a Military Nature Intended to Mystify and Mislead the Enemy. Note by the Secretary

1 Aug 1941

Serial No. Suggestions. Submitted by Remarks by I.S.S.B. 8. The British have got a new magnetic depth-charge. 9. Hitler hates the sea, but all the same his yacht, Grille, is always kept ready to sail and wellprotected in Wilhelmshaven. 10. If a man is drafted to a U-boat, you can be pretty sure that his father or some relation once voted communist. 11. We lost one U-boat in the Baltic last week simply because a rating who had not been properly trained opened the Lucken instead of shutting them.
turkey france germany russia censorship italy propaganda psychological warfare second world war deception adolf hitler joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office geheime staatspolizei denis capel-dunn secret weapons german u-boats benito mussolini inter-services security board military commanders rumours defeatism
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Germany Italy Russia Turkey
Document Reference
CAB 81/104/35
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/104
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0104.035
Keywords
Rumours Propaganda Deception Military Commanders German U-boats Secret Weapons Defeatism
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Geheime Staatspolizei Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Inter-Services Security Board
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
Denis Capel-Dunn Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. August - October 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 328-405. Volume XIV
Themes
Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare

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