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German Strategy 1943. Report by J.I.C.

1 Nov 1942

3. For the purpose of this report we have assessed the number of German Divisions at a total of about ........ 300 divisions From this should be deducted 45 training and administrative divisions (i.e. unsuitable for operations) and the 5 German Divisions at present in North Africa ......................................... 50 " Leaving available for operations ............... 250 " The losses from cannibalisation should be deducted and are estimated at ................... 10 " Thus the German Divisions "available for operations" in the Spring of 1943 are assessed at 240 4.
france poland finland germany russia denmark italy crete sardinia sicily second world war military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck denis capel-dunn francis inglis edmund rushbrooke geoffrey vickers military strength predicting enemy intentions francis davidson german strategy
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Poland Russia Sardinia Sicily
Document Reference
CAB 81/112/32
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/112
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0112.032
Keywords
German Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Strength
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
5
Persons Discussed
Denis Capel-Dunn Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. November - December 1942. Papers Numbers. JIC 461-525. Volume XXII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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