5. In Northern Waters Germany's merchant shipping has been so reduced by sinkings and oil shortage that, despite increased assistance from Sweden, her imports of essential Swedish iron ore have fallen by more than one million tons a year. Allied attacks render shipping movements so dangerous that, for example, shipping is not used between Christiansand and Trondheim, cargoes being sent over land. The increasing scale of Allied attack has forced Germany to divert labour and material to the building of extra escort vessels.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- France Germany Italy Japan Libya Russia Sweden Tunisia Ukraine
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/113/21
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/113
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0113.021
- Keywords
- Resources German War Effort Manpower Reductions Industry Transportation Oil Food Supplies Supply Problems Casualties
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Geheime Staatspolizei Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee United Nations
- Pages
- 5
- Persons Discussed
- Thomas Haddon
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
