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German Invasion of the British Isles. Note by the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee

1 Jun 1941

4. In the meantime, based on our knowledge of German resources, their probable strategy and the inherent difficulties of transporting a force by sea without naval or air superiority, we are of opinion that the conclusions of the previous paper, as amended in the following paragraphs could reasonably be allowed to stand. The left hand column gives a brief summary of the corresponding views in the previous paper. Previous paper. Annex to J.I.C. (41) 35. Para. 19. Main expedition will come in area Wash to Portsmouth.
northern ireland france iceland germany ireland shipping norway transportation scotland england second world war military intelligence deception coastal defence naval operations joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck denis capel-dunn geoffrey vickers military strength invasion threat francis davidson john godfrey charles medhurst german airborne troops operation sea lion
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
England France Germany Iceland Ireland Northern Ireland Norway Scotland
Document Reference
CAB 81/103/54
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 81/103
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0103.054
Keywords
Invasion Threat Operation Sea Lion Military Strength Shipping Deception German Airborne Troops Naval Operations Transportation Coastal Defence
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
10
Persons Discussed
Denis Capel-Dunn Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson John Godfrey Charles Medhurst Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. June-August 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 251-327. Volume XIII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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