The Sonderstab (special unit) organisation, which is now in training, is considered an excellent instrument for exploiting in Iraq any German success in Syria. This organisation, which appears to be a cross between a Long Range Desert group and 5 Special Operations unit and will probably comprise 3,000 of all ranks, including some disaffected Iraquis, with 1,000 M.T. vehicles, would form an ideal spearhead and, should it make rapid contact with Iraqui elements, would seriously impair the defences, even if the German regular formations were some weeks behind.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Albania Bosnia Crete Croatia Cyprus Egypt Germany Greece Iraq Montenegro Russia Serbia Sicily Syria
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/110/29
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/110
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0110.029
- Keywords
- German Strategy Invasion Threat Empire Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Contingency Planning Invasion Preparations Naval Strength German Navy Italian Navy Troop Movements Strategy Subversion Desert War German Army Special Operations Military Strength Nazi-occupied Europe Military Dispositions
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Erwin Rommel
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
