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Recent Activities and Present Strengths (July 1943 of Opposing Forces in Yugoslavia, Albania and Greece. Draft Report by J.I.C.

1 May 1943

3 Axis embarked on a third operation. The Slavonian Partisans were, however, no easier to destroy than their Bosnian colleagues, and the German troops did not succeed in eradicating them from their hilly strongholds. Axis forces amounting to the equivalent of rather more than one division were involved in these operations. 8. Another appreciable centre of unrest in Yugoslavia in the first months of 1943 was in Eastern Bosnia. All over this district there existed not only stray bands of Partisans but also groups of Mihailovic's Cetniks.
serbia montenegro albania slovenia greece germany russia resources air power aircraft communications croatia guerrilla warfare italy railways reprisals roads war crimes yugoslavia crete second world war liaison political dissent military operations partisans military intelligence military supplies execution bosnia sabotage joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office underground resistance geheime staatspolizei greek armed forces german army military strength collaborators yugoslav armed forces communications disruption italian army assessing enemy strength troop movements bulgarian armed forces dragoljub mihailović albanian armed forces
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Bosnia Crete Croatia Germany Greece Italy Montenegro Russia Serbia Slovenia Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 81/115/86
Document Types
Report Map Directive
File Reference
CAB 81/115
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0115.086
Keywords
Yugoslav Armed Forces Guerrilla Warfare Underground Resistance Partisans German Army Military Operations Italian Army Communications Military Strength War Crimes Execution Greek Armed Forces Sabotage Railways Communications Disruption Resources Roads Albanian Armed Forces Troop Movements Liaison Military Supplies Assessing Enemy Strength Bulgarian Armed Forces Air Power Aircraft Collaborators Reprisals Political Dissent
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Geheime Staatspolizei Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
14
Persons Discussed
Dragoljub Mihailović
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. May - July 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 201-285. Volume XXV
Themes
Military Intelligence

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