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F.O.P.S. Questionnaire. Note by the Secretary

1 Aug 1941

L.R.B. 60 B.R. 30 T.E.F 30 S.E.F 30 D.B. 30 Coastal types 100 Of the above the majority would be based in Southern Norway but the following would probably be located at Trondheim: L.R.B. or B.R. 15 D.B. 15 T.E.F. 10 S.E.F. 10 5. Question 2 (i). What scale of effort could the Germans bring immediately against Trondheim ? 6. Answer. (a) Land Forces: Two infantry divisions (e) and (f) (See paragraph 4(a) above). One regiment from (d) above. (b) Air Forces: Subsequent to the Fall of Trondheim the forces which could be immediately brought to bear are those based at the Trondheim aerodrome, and in addition approximately 60 L.R.B.'s based in Southern Norway.
france belgium finland germany denmark netherlands norway sweden second world war contingency planning military intelligence military dispositions joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff nazi-occupied europe joint planning staff denis capel-dunn operations planning german army military strength predicting enemy reactions stephen shoosmith
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Netherlands Norway Sweden
Document Reference
CAB 81/104/68
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/104
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0104.068
Keywords
Contingency Planning Operations Planning Nazi-occupied Europe German Army Military Dispositions Military Strength Predicting Enemy Reactions
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff
Pages
5
Persons Discussed
Denis Capel-Dunn Stephen Shoosmith
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. August - October 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 328-405. Volume XIV
Themes
Military Intelligence

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