scale allied invasion from these areas to East impracticable. By concentrating some 10 Divisions with Hungarian and Bulgarian support she might hope to protect railway TriesteSalonika and Serbian mineral areas against patriot action. 2. This would leave 7 Divisions available for defence of Greece of which equivalent of 2 committed in Crete and Aegeans. While still holding Crete Germany would appreciate that Allied invasion of Greek mainland or Peloponnese from East most hazardous but would still have to take precautionary defensive measures these areas.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Albania Bulgaria Crete France Germany Greece Italy Montenegro Russia Tunisia Turkey Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/115/31
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/115
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0115.031
- Keywords
- Manpower Assessing Enemy Strength German Army Geographic Intelligence Intelligence Requirements Military Dispositions Military Strength Troop Movements Predicting Enemy Intentions Underground Resistance Invasion Threat Defence Axis Powers Allies Guerrilla Warfare Surrender Eastern Front Nazi-occupied Europe Occupation Arrangements German Strategy Collapse Of Fascist Italy Invasion Preparations Allied Strategy Strategy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Adolf Hitler
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
