S E C R E T APPENDIX 1. Strategic situation. (a) Ground. Prior to the opening of the summer offensives, German strategy had as its primary goal the crushing of any Allied attempt to establish a front in western Europe. In order to accomplish this, Germany was prepared to yield ground. elsewhere under pressure in the hope that, after defeating Allied operations in the west, she might be able to retrieve such situations as had worsened in the meantime. This strategy failed to produce the desired results.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Bulgaria Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Norway Romania Soviet Union
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/125/19
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/125
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0125.019
- Keywords
- Collapse Of Nazi Germany Assessing Enemy Strength Surrender Military Situation Reports Manpower Psychology Economy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff United Nations
- Pages
- 7
- Persons Discussed
- Adolf Hitler Edward King-Salter
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
