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The German Counter Offensive Report by J.I.C.

1 Oct 1944

10. Rundstedt would therefore wish carefully to watch the situation to avoid placing his forces in a dangerous position. Indeed, he is likely to urge a halt in the advance as soon as he assesses that the Allied counter attacks are ready. He would then probably be prepared if necessary gradually to withdraw, assured of having dislocated the Allies' plans and of having denied them many of the resources which they have carefully collected over the past few months. This would be in accordance with the strategy described in paragraph 4 above.
luxembourg germany second world war military intelligence adolf hitler military dispositions joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck john sinclair francis inglis geoffrey vickers german strategy assessing enemy strength military situation reports battle of the bulge
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Luxembourg
Document Reference
CAB 81/126/61
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/126
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0126.061
Keywords
Battle Of The Bulge German Strategy Military Situation Reports Military Dispositions Assessing Enemy Strength
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Adolf Hitler Francis Inglis John Sinclair Geoffrey Vickers
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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