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German Withdrawal from Southern France Note by Sec.

1 Jun 1944

(b) Air Forces Anti-shipping Bombers 100 Long Range Recce 15 S.E. Fighters 30 T.E. Fighters 30 Tac. R. 20 Coastal 15 TOTAL 210 FORECAST OF EVENTS 4. By OVERLORD D plus 60 (5 August) we consider that two Panzer Divisions (one from the South Coast and one from either the Pyrenean Area or Southwest Coast) and two Field Divisions (one from the South Coast and one from the Southwest Coast) may have been drawn into the OVERLORD battle. 5. By the same date all German air forces with the exception of a few anti-shipping bombers and reconnaissance aircraft will almost certainly have been withdrawn from South and Southwest FRANCE.
france second world war military intelligence military dispositions joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff intelligence requirements edward king-salter assessing enemy strength german withdrawal predicting enemy reactions
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France
Document Reference
CAB 81/123/42
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/123
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0123.042
Keywords
Intelligence Requirements German Withdrawal Assessing Enemy Strength Military Dispositions Predicting Enemy Reactions
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Edward King-Salter
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. June - July 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 226-300. Volume XXXIII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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