forces would be confined to U-boats and E-boats with the possibility of a small effort by his remaining destroyers. Small battle units (midget U-boats and explosive motor boats) would be used chiefly in a defensive role. 9. The length of time during which the enemy could continue to operate these forces is dependent chiefly on stocks and consumption of fuel. Though no accurate estimate of stocks is available it is thought that a period of between two or three months would be the maximum. This period would obviously be affected by such factors as Allied bombing of naval bases and supplies.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Austria Denmark Germany Italy Nazi Germany Netherlands Norway
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/128/74
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/128
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0128.074
- Keywords
- Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength German War Effort German Army Military Strength Training Morale German Air Force Air Power German Navy Naval Strength Public Morale Political Pressure For Peace Economy Nazi Party German Government Fortifications Collapse Of Nazi Germany Nazi Leadership War Materials
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Adolf Hitler Edward King-Salter Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
