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Germany. Present Situation In: Report

1 May 1940

ANNEX A. GERMAN RESOURCES. MILITARY. 1. Men: By the 15th June it is estimated that Germany's trained men absorbed in the field armies amounted to ... ... ... 5,750,000* To this must be added the men under training (largely composed of the balance of the 1920 class not yet in the active and new formation divisions), as well as men called up from other reservist classes ... ... 250,000 Police S.S. men and home formations 300,000 Total 6,300,000 WAR MATERIAL: 2. There are possibly 160 to 170 German divisions equipped to full war establishment together with a further 30 to 40 divisions on a lower scale, while another 30 to 40 divisions, which are in training, are probably extremely short of all except infantry equipment.
france belgium germany russia aircraft communications denmark italy manpower netherlands norway railways romania warships oil surveillance second world war casualties food supplies joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff stewart menzies frederick beaumont-nesbitt military shortages victor cavendish-bentinck war materials german war effort industrial intelligence german army military strength german navy german air force assessing enemy strength john godfrey german morale
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Belgium Denmark France Germany Italy Netherlands Norway Romania Russia
Document Reference
CAB 81/97/62
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/97
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0097.062
Keywords
Assessing Enemy Strength German War Effort Military Shortages War Materials Food Supplies German Morale Military Strength Casualties German Army German Navy Warships German Air Force Aircraft Industrial Intelligence Oil Communications Railways Manpower
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
9
Persons Discussed
Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey Stewart Menzies
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. May - July 1940. Papers Numbers. JIC 71-194. Volume VII
Themes
Surveillance

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