Salonika area, is efficiently garrisoned by some eight Bulgarian divisions. If these divisions were withdrawn, a heavy drain would be placed on Germany's resources and the German position in Greece might become untenable. If Sofia were bombed and this were accompanied by appropriate propaganda the Bulgarian Government might be coerced into withdrawing her troops from Greece and Yugoslavia. Military Situation in the Balkans 8. Roumania and Hungary are separated from the Allies by the mountainous countries of Yugoslavia, Albania and Greece.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Albania Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Crete Croatia Germany Great Britain Greece Herzegovina Hungary Italy Romania Russia Serbia Slovenia Turkey Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/117/37
- Document Types
- Report Map
- File Reference
- CAB 81/117
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0117.037
- Keywords
- Military Situation Reports German Strategy Axis Powers Predicting Enemy Reactions Politics Partisans Guerrilla Warfare Military Dispositions German Army German Air Force Assessing Enemy Strength Communications
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 16
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Benito Mussolini Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
