Axis Opposition to Operation "Avalanche. Report by J.I.C.

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Axis Opposition to Operation "Avalanche. Report by J.I.C.

1 Jul 1943

Not before D + 1 German division (B) from Canosa area. " " D + 2 German division (C) from Foggia area (assuming that Division (C) has moved to the Foggia area to replace division (A)) " " D + 3 Italian Division (Y) from Bari area (note: this division is far from mobile) " " D + 5 German Division (D) from Orvieto area (SEE NOTE BELOW). Advance elements of these divisions could arrive one day earlier. Note. It is now probable that Division (D) may have been moved to the South of Italy by the date of our assault.
france tunisia italy corsica sardinia sicily second world war military intelligence coastal defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff lawrence pendred francis inglis edmund rushbrooke geoffrey vickers operations planning german army italian navy francis davidson assessing enemy strength troop movements landing places invasion of italy
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Corsica France Italy Sardinia Sicily Tunisia
Document Reference
CAB 81/116/13
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/116
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0116.013
Keywords
Invasion Of Italy Operations Planning Assessing Enemy Strength Coastal Defence Italian Navy Landing Places Troop Movements German Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
10
Persons Discussed
Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Lawrence Pendred 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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