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Operation "Anvil". Note by Secretary

1 Nov 1943

(ii) Subsidiary seaborne attack is made by Allied troops against Southern France in order to pin down a certain number of German air and land forces in that area. If this assault does not take place prior to the cross-Channel assault the Germans must be expected to be aware of it as a possibility. -2-.
turkey france bulgaria hungary finland germany italy norway romania spain sweden surveillance second world war contingency planning joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff joint planning staff intelligence requirements edward king-salter operations planning operation overlord
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Bulgaria Finland France Germany Hungary Italy Norway Romania Spain Sweden Turkey
Document Reference
CAB 81/119/41
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/119
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0119.041
Keywords
Operations Planning Intelligence Requirements Operation Overlord Contingency Planning
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Edward King-Salter
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. November - December 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 471-531. Volume XXIX
Themes
Surveillance

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