GERMAN LEATHER SHORTAGE. 4. The shortage of leather for civilian footwear is acute throughout German Europe, though there is as yet no evidence of a serious shortage of military boots. In Germany itself substitute materials such as certain types of wood, artificial leather, unreclaimable rubber and cork, which have been widely used for civilian footwear in the past, are now in such short supply that extensive use is being made of plaited straw. FRENCH SOMALILAND. 5. Scurvy cases among troops rose from 35 in the first week to 126 in the last week of September.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- French Somaliland Germany Gibraltar Russia Somaliland
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/142/226
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/142
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0142.226
- Keywords
- German Air Force Military Dispositions Military Situation Reports Operation Barbarossa Invasion Of The Soviet Union Axis Powers Requisitions Shipping Nazi-occupied Europe Supply Problems Clothing
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 2
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
