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German Manpower and Casualties

1 Jul 1944

5. The estimated Army strength of about 7,100,000 (which is about 8 per cent. below War Establishment requirements) includes over 400,000 men in hospital, and over 1 million men who have suffered wounds or sickness which, in the British and United States' Armies, would have led to their discharge. Moreover, in order to get the necessary intakes, the Germans have been forced to adopt still lower medical standards, and have also had recourse to increase recruitment of foreigners, who at 30th June, comprised about 1 million, or about 15 per cent.
france germany russia italy manpower second world war casualties military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck john sinclair francis inglis edmund rushbrooke geoffrey vickers manpower reductions assessing enemy strength
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Germany Italy Russia
Document Reference
CAB 81/124/64
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 81/124
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0124.064
Keywords
Assessing Enemy Strength Manpower Casualties Manpower Reductions
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke John Sinclair Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. July - August 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 301-375. Volume XXXIV
Themes
Military Intelligence

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