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German Situation in the Balkans Report by J.I.C.

1 Aug 1944

10. The land garrisons of Greece may now be as follows:(a) One division (41 Fortress Division) holding bridgeheads covering Corinth and Patras. (b) Up to 10,000 low category garrison troops at Athens and Piraeus, and possibly part of one division (117 Light Division) still in transit to Northern Greece. (c) Two divisions (104 and 117 Light Division) moving to cover the line of communications Salonika .Athens. (d.) Some 10,000 men as garrison of Salonika. In addition to which there are the troops in transit through the port, e.g.
serbia albania bulgaria hungary greece germany evacuation italy romania yugoslavia crete second world war military intelligence axis powers joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck francis inglis edmund rushbrooke surrender assessing enemy strength military situation reports troop movements german withdrawal
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Bulgaria Crete Germany Greece Hungary Italy Romania Serbia Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 81/125/29
Document Types
Report Map
File Reference
CAB 81/125
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0125.029
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Axis Powers Surrender German Withdrawal Evacuation Troop Movements Assessing Enemy Strength
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. August - October 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 376-450. Volume XXXV
Themes
Military Intelligence

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