2 her from providing the oil necessary for the 1943 Ukrainian harvest, without which her food position will remain precarious, and will continue to depress her industrial capacity. If in these circumstances she is forced this winter to consume oil for military purposes at the same rate as in the winter of 1941–42 she will be increasingly handicapped in holding her present position and will be unable to undertake an offensive against South or even North Caucasia in the summer of 1943. In these circumstances she may be forced or may decide to shorten her line.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Bulgaria Crete France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Italy Norway Portugal Russia Sardinia Sicily Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/112/4
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 81/112
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0112.004
- Keywords
- German Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions Manpower Transportation Military Supplies Military Strength Politics German Morale
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Geheime Staatspolizei Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee United Nations
- Pages
- 8
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Adolf Hitler Francis Inglis Erwin Rommel Edmund Rushbrooke Josef Stalin Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
