8. In the above rate of build-up no allowance whatsover has been made for allied interference; and the timings are the best possible for the enemy 9. Experience in Sicily suggests that the Allied heavy air attack has considerably delayed the concentration of the enemy's mobile reserves. Attacks on the road and railway Rome-Naples would almost certainly delay the arrival of the Italian division [W] from the Caserta-Littoria area and the Italian division [S] from Rome. The German divisions (Divisions [B] and [C], assuming that Division [C] has replaced [A]) in the Carosa-Foggia area have to cross mountainous country and there are only three roads for them to use.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Corsica France Italy Sardinia Sicily Tunisia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/116/5
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/116
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0116.005
- Keywords
- Operations Planning Landing Places Invasion Of Italy Assessing Enemy Strength Warships Military Dispositions Coastal Defence Aircraft
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
