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Mediterranean Operations. Note by Secretary

1 Mar 1943

Garrisons Maximum at present Possible Probable in area Reinforcements Total (a) Sardinia 2 divs + 2 divs 4 divs + 40,000 coast 40,000 coast defence tps defence tps (b) Corsica 2 divs + 4,000 2 divs + 4,000 coast defence coast detroops fence tps (c) Rhodes 31,000 infantry 9,000 infantry 40,000 infantry Scarpanto 3,000 " 2,000 " 5,000 " Leros 5,500 " 1,500 " 7,000 " Cos 4,000 " 1,000 " 5,000 " B. German 8. Sardinia. There will be at least some German troops in Sardinia. These may amount to as much as one or two divisions.
france albania tunisia greece aircraft italy manpower warships yugoslavia corsica crete sardinia sicily second world war contingency planning military intelligence military dispositions joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff denis capel-dunn german army italian navy italian army german air force assessing enemy strength italian air force
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Corsica Crete France Greece Italy Sardinia Sicily Tunisia Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 81/114/95
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/114
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0114.095
Keywords
Assessing Enemy Strength Contingency Planning Italian Navy Warships Italian Army Manpower German Army Military Dispositions Aircraft German Air Force Italian Air Force
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
5
Persons Discussed
Denis Capel-Dunn
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. March - May 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 101-200. Volume XXIV
Themes
Military Intelligence

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