8. The piercing of the BRATISLAVA Gap has outflanked the enemy's defence line in Central SLOVAKIA. The Russian breakthrough West of Lake NEUSIEDELER has already overrun the industrial area of WIENER NEUSTADT and severed the lateral line of communication from VIENNA, through BRUCK and thence to ITALY and JUGOSLAVIA 9. As the build-up, of Russian forces in Eastern and Southeastern AUSTRIA develops, the enemy will be forced to meet an advance North of the DANUBE from BRATISLAVA and an assault on VIENNA from the South.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Austria Austria-Hungary Croatia Germany Hungary Italy Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/128/52
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/128
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0128.052
- Keywords
- Eastern Front Red Army Geographic Intelligence Military Operations German Strategy German Army Military Dispositions Hungarian Armed Forces Predicting Enemy Intentions Strategy Troop Movements Assessing Enemy Strength Fuel Military Shortages German War Effort Nazi-occupied Europe
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Committee (Allied Force)
- Pages
- 7
- Persons Discussed
- Edward King-Salter
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
