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ENEMY ACTION.

Invasion.

ENEMY OBJECTIVES

The principal enemy objective in an invasion of this country is likely to be the capture of London.

(a)

To achieve this, beaches will be selected on which to land a wave of A.F.V's carried in flat-bottomed small,

craft, supported by troops carried in specially fitted merchant ships which can be run ashore to facilitate

disembarkation.

SCALE OF ATTACK

All German Naval forces.

Air-borne

troops.

Initially, 15,CCO men with a proportion of equipment, could be landed in one day in East Anglia, or 20,000 with a proportion of equipment, in Kent. 5,000 parachute troops may be included in the above.

These figures will be increased if Gliders are used

From the intelligence at Sea-borne troops.

present available, a

eaborne invasion is

most likely to be made between the Wash and Newhaven, (e)

and the

areas most likely for beach landings are in the region of Southwold, and in East Kent. Simultaneous landings in both these areas are to be expected, with the object of a pincer movement on London.

We think that the

scale of attack will

be 5 divisions together with supplies, ammunition and petrol for a fortnight.

(e)

OWN ACTION

REMARKS

All Naval Air and (a) Note.

Home Defence Forces.

Mining.

Whilst we have

Blocking ports, etc.stated that London

Destruction of port and transit facilities.

is likely to be the principal objective

in an invasion of this country, we cannot rule out other

po sible objectives, such as the industrial Midlands and the industrial North.

(e) Note.

The area of landing and scale of attack will require

reconsideration when Germany has put the Northern French ports in working order, and when she assembles shipping in those ports.

ITEM.

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