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Effects of Bombing Offensive on German War Effort. Report by J.I.C.

1 Jul 1943

7. On the other hand our offensive must have taken immediate effect on German plans by making production prospects both more adverse and largely incalculable at the very time when an unexpectedly high rate of military wastage had to be made good, and thus increasingly limiting German strategy. 8. Our bombing offensive has been a major factor in forcing Germany to adopt a defensive air strategy. It has forced the Germans to make a special effort to increase the production of fighter types and it has tied down fighter units on the Western Front in spite of a vital need for them elsewhere.
france economy belgium luxembourg germany russia denmark factories italy netherlands norway transportation great britain fuel england second world war military intelligence royal air force military dispositions weapons production joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff effects of bombing geheime staatspolizei francis inglis edmund rushbrooke geoffrey vickers german war effort german u-boats manpower reductions francis davidson german air force german morale anti-aircraft defence united states army air force
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Belgium Denmark England France Germany Great Britain Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Russia
Document Reference
CAB 81/116/11
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/116
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0116.011
Keywords
Effects Of Bombing Royal Air Force Factories German War Effort Economy Anti-aircraft Defence United States Army Air Force Military Dispositions German Air Force German U-boats Weapons Production Fuel Transportation Manpower Reductions German Morale
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Geheime Staatspolizei Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
18
Persons Discussed
Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. July - August 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 286-350. Volume XXVI
Themes
Military Intelligence

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