Destroyers and torpedo boats will operate defensively on the Biscay, North Sea and Channel Coasts in the protection of Germany's coastal shipping. The U-Boat Campaign against the United Nations shipping routes will be intensified to the utmost. Light Naval Forces will continue with increasing strength their offensive operations against coastal shipping in the Channel and North Sea. THE TWO HYPOTHESES 8. An uncertain factor in Germany's strategic appreciation is Italy's continued participation in the war.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Belgium Corsica Crete Denmark England France Germany Greece Holland Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Russia Sardinia Sicily Spain Turkey West Germany
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/115/14
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/115
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0115.014
- Keywords
- Military Strength Military Dispositions German Army Assessing Enemy Strength Western Front Geographic Intelligence Manpower Invasion Preparations Air Warfare Air Raids Operations Planning Spanish Neutrality Axis Strategy Defence Eastern Front Coastal Defence German Air Force Aircraft German Navy Naval Bases Military Supplies German U-boats Submarines Shipping Battle Of The Atlantic Strategy Collapse Of Fascist Italy Troop Movements German Deployments Personnel Artillery Anti-aircraft Defence Predicting Enemy Intentions
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee United Nations
- Pages
- 14
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
