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Effect of Russian Offensive on German Resistance Report by J.I.C.

1 Jan 1945

the following lines, but we must again emphasise the extremely speculative nature of our estimates, depending as they do on the correctness of our assumptions and on the German appreciation of Allied plans:Divisions Norway 7 Baltic Coast to Czech Frontier (excluding Giant Mountains) 60 Giant Mountains to Zilina 16 Zilina to Alps 24 Alps 15 West 62 OKW reserve 5 Germany (re-forming) 10 199 Latvia 18 East Prussia 15 Isolated Pomerania 10 or Channel Islands and West Coast Ports 3 lost Crete 1 47 246 To these divisions must be added units from the Volkssturm.
politics economy hungary poland latvia germany strategy armaments austria communications industry italy mines naval bases naval warfare norway ports submarines warships yugoslavia crete berlin second world war defence political dissent bombing military operations casualties military intelligence military supplies german government adolf hitler civilians eastern front morale political intelligence military dispositions joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff nazi party victor cavendish-bentinck john sinclair francis inglis edmund rushbrooke operations planning german u-boats surrender german army predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence peace proposals german navy assessing enemy strength red army troop movements allied strategy military objectives collapse of nazi germany
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Austria Crete Germany Hungary Italy Latvia Norway Poland Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 81/127/44
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/127
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0127.044
Keywords
Eastern Front Red Army Military Operations Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Geographic Intelligence Defence German Army Military Supplies Strategy Allied Strategy Communications Operations Planning Troop Movements Military Dispositions Casualties Berlin Military Objectives Economy Industry Armaments Political Intelligence Politics Nazi Party German Government Political Dissent Collapse Of Nazi Germany Civilians Morale Surrender Peace Proposals German Navy German U-boats Submarines Naval Warfare Bombing Mines Ports Naval Bases Warships
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Adolf Hitler Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke John Sinclair
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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