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Prospects of a German Collapse or Surrender Note by Sec. Covering C.I.C.47/8.

1 Oct 1944

S E C R E T E N C L O S U R E PROSPECTS OF A GERMAN COLLAPSE OR SURRENDER (As of 21st November 1944) Report by the Combined Intelligence Committee THE PROBLEM 1. To review the principal factors bearing on German surrender or the collapse of German resistance and to estimate the form which such an event is likely to take and the time when it is likely to occur. DISCUSSION 2. See Appendix. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 3. Germany has succeeded for the present in establishing cohesive fronts in the East and West, though her position in Southeast Europe has deteriorated.
politics france economy belgium psychology albania bulgaria hungary finland greece germany united nations denmark italy netherlands norway romania yugoslavia england crete second world war western front military intelligence eastern front joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff german u-boats manpower reductions german air force assessing enemy strength military situation reports invasion of italy collapse of nazi germany oberkommando der wehrmacht
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Belgium Bulgaria Crete Denmark England Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Norway Romania Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 81/126/38
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/126
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0126.038
Keywords
Collapse Of Nazi Germany Military Situation Reports German U-boats Assessing Enemy Strength Western Front Eastern Front Invasion Of Italy German Air Force Manpower Reductions Psychology Politics Economy
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Oberkommando der Wehrmacht United Nations
Pages
10
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. October - December 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 451-519. Volume XXXVI
Themes
Military Intelligence

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