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German Intentions in Balkans - S.O.E. Report. Draft Report by J.I.C.

1 Jan 1944

ANNEX MOST SECRET S.O.E. TELEGRAM From:CAIRO. Dated:1st February, 1944. No: 1001 Reported by Tito and confirmed by Secret Partisan sources that German circles in Balkans expect Allied invasion Spring 1944 and have divided East Adriatic Coast into operational zones with 4 German Divisions on Croat Coast and one on Montenegro. Behind these are 373 German-Croat Div. in BosankaKrajina and 369 German-Croat Div. Sarajevo area, task of the latter being to secure rear of Coastal Divs. and defend railway lines Bos.Novi, Bihac, Knin, Split, and Brod Sarajevo, Mostar, Dubrovnik.
montenegro albania greece germany yugoslavia second world war partisans military intelligence bosnia joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff intelligence reports operations planning german army predicting enemy intentions german strategy
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Bosnia Germany Greece Montenegro Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 81/120/59
Document Types
Report Correspondence
File Reference
CAB 81/120
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0120.059
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions German Strategy Partisans Intelligence Reports Operations Planning German Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
3
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. January - February 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 1-70. Volume XXX
Themes
Military Intelligence

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