Accordingly, the spearhead of the German attack is likely to be directed eastward. A covering force only, made up mainly of Italians, would be sent up the Nile to hold any of our forces which may have withdrawn in that direction. The strength and composition of this force, however, must necessarily depend upon the strength of the British forces in question. Italian forces would also be responsible for security in Cairo and the Delta area, possibly aided by the Egyptian army. The probable composition of the covering force is given in the Appendix.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Crete Cyprus Egypt France Germany Gibraltar Greece Iraq Italy Kuwait Libya Malta Palestine Persia Russia Saudi Arabia Sicily Syria Turkey United States of America Yemen
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/108/98
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 81/108
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0108.098
- Keywords
- Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Desert War German Strategy Arab World Troop Movements Military Strength Military Organisation Manpower Aircraft Railways
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 11
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey Charles Medhurst Erwin Rommel Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
