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Unconditional Surrender. Report by J.I.C.

1 Nov 1943

Germany's surrender, if not before, to plan a military machine, in an attempt to succeed where Imperial Germany and the Nazi Reich have failed. Our explanation of "unconditional surrender" will not have much direct effect on these men, unless it holds out some hope of the continuation or rebirth of the German military system which it is our declared policy to destroy. CONCLUSIONS 9. We therefore conclude that the fear of the consequences of defeat enhanced by the lack of any Allied explanation, to counter Nazi interpretations of what is meant by "unconditional surrender", is one of the main influences that makes the German civilians and armed forces feel that, even though there is now little hope of victory, it is still worth while continuing the war.
germany united nations international relations propaganda second world war adolf hitler joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff geheime staatspolizei victor cavendish-bentinck francis inglis edmund rushbrooke geoffrey vickers surrender german morale defeatism imperial germany
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Imperial Germany
Document Reference
CAB 81/119/59
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/119
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0119.059
Keywords
Surrender German Morale Propaganda Defeatism
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Geheime Staatspolizei Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee United Nations
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Adolf Hitler Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. November - December 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 471-531. Volume XXIX
Themes
International Relations

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