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German Strategy 1943. Note by Secretary

1 Jan 1943

(a) Rewords course E as "to occupy Iberian Peninsula with View to closing Straits of Gibraltar". (b) Introduces two new courses "to adopt active defensive against Russia, exploiting any success to fullest" and "to take offensive against Allied Forces in North Africa either directly across Mediterranean or through Spain or both". (c) Adds conclusions at' end of second new course and old courses G and H that they are not probabilities in 1943. (d) Includes several minor adjustments and improvements.
gibraltar germany russia italy manpower spain second world war military intelligence military dispositions joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff joint planning staff denis capel-dunn german strategy troop movements
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Gibraltar Italy Russia Spain
Document Reference
CAB 81/113/100
Document Types
Correspondence Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/113
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0113.100
Keywords
German Strategy Military Dispositions Troop Movements Manpower
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Denis Capel-Dunn
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. January - March 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 1-100. Volume XXIII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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