CONCLUSION 6. German plans for an offensive against Russia have been upset by the sudden collapse of the Axis forces in Tunisia, the continued Russian pressure against the Taman Peninsula, the intensification of the Allied air attacks and the overall fall in production from which she is now suffering. As a result Germany has been forced to resort to a policy of active defence in Russia until she can see the extent of her new commitments in Southern Europe. If Allied operations against Southern Europe develop successfully these commitments will make such demands on German resources as to rule out any offensive against Russia at least in 1943.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Albania Corsica Crete France Germany Italy Russia Sardinia Sicily Tunisia United Kingdom Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/115/60
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/115
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0115.060
- Keywords
- German Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Axis Strategy Strategy Shipping Eastern Front German Army Military Operations Collapse Of Fascist Italy Axis Powers German Air Force Air Power Western Front German U-boats Battle Of The Atlantic Submarines German Navy Morale Military Situation Reports Desert War Defence Invasion Threat Red Army Invasion Preparations Military Dispositions
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 3
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
