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Liberation of Norway Report by the J.I.C.

1 Jan 1945

ANNEX. ESTIMATED PRESENT STRENGTH OF THE GERMAN FORCES IN NORWAY. 1. LAND FORCES Total Army Troops: Engrs. Tpt. Sigs. Local (20 Mtn. Army Def. Bns. one tank bn; and Army of miscellaneous tps. 70,000 70,000 Norway). 70 Corps: Corps tps. 1,1,000 2 Mtn. Div. (moving to Oslo) 15,000 26,000 274 Inf. Div. (Stavanger) 10,000 33 Corps: Corps tps. 1,000 295 Inf. Div. (Dombas) 10,000 33,000 14 GAF Fd. Div. (Mo) 10,000 702 Inf. Div. (Trondjheim) 12,000 71 Corps: Corps tps. 1,000 13,000 199 Inf. Div. (Saetermoen) 12,000 Ex FINLAND 18 Mtn.
finland germany evacuation norway second world war contingency planning military intelligence military dispositions joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff post-war planning joint planning staff victor cavendish-bentinck john sinclair francis inglis geoffrey vickers surrender german army military strength predicting enemy intentions assessing enemy strength collapse of nazi germany
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Finland Germany Norway
Document Reference
CAB 81/127/9
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/127
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0127.009
Keywords
German Army Military Dispositions Collapse Of Nazi Germany Surrender Post-war Planning Evacuation Military Strength Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Planning Staff
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis John Sinclair Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. January - February 1945. Papers Numbers. JIC 1-75. Volume XXXVII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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