3 This does not mean that he would not be sufficiently opportunist to turn the situation to political account, as he has done in the past, should events offer any prospect of success. He seems, however, to appreciate that any overtures for a separate peace would be doomed to failure unless made at a moment when the military position was more favourable. Furthermore, they would be regarded as a sign of weakness and would be exploited by the Allies in their propaganda, with a demoralising effect on the German forces and home front.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Austria Crete Czechoslovakia Denmark East Germany England Finland France Germany Hungary Italy Latvia Netherlands Norway Poland Russia Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/127/24
- Document Types
- Report Map
- File Reference
- CAB 81/127
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0127.024
- Keywords
- German Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Military Strength Eastern Front Collapse Of Nazi Germany Military Operations Red Army German Army German Withdrawal German U-boats German Air Force Morale Battle Of The Bulge Troop Movements Partisans Military Dispositions Evacuation Allied Strategy Aircraft Air Warfare Combined Operations Submarines German Navy Shipping Warships Naval Warfare Rockets Missiles Ports Weapons Development Poison Gas Western Front Railways Underground Resistance Geographic Intelligence Equipment Tanks Nazi-occupied Europe Defence Fortifications Axis Powers German-italian Relations Nazi Leadership Fascist Leadership Industry Weapons Production Oil Fuel Manpower Armaments Resources Factories Transportation War Materials Training Home Front Guerrilla Warfare Contingency Planning Terrorism Collaborators Economy Military Shortages
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Geheime Staatspolizei Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee United Nations
- Pages
- 17
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Adolf Hitler Francis Inglis Benito Mussolini Edmund Rushbrooke John Sinclair Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
