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7. Scale of German air
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character of the country, and of the probable extent of demolitions. In any event, the progress of the German forces would certainly be extremely slow.
(a) Germany could probably concen- trate 15 or more bomber squadrons initially. They would have to work at first from Austrian or Hungarian (with Italian consent) aerodromes and later from aerodromes in North- ern Yugo-Slavia.
(b) Air bases in Hungary. Only 4 or 5 suitable for moden bombers.
(c) Yugo-Slavia contains a number of good operational aerodromes. Those in the north could, however, be damaged and those in the south would either be employed for the defence of Yugo-Slavia or damaged. Given suitable preparation, aero- dromes can be seriously damaged,
(a) Use of Air Bases in Bulgaria. Despite recent improvements in her ground organization, Bul aria still possesses no more than four or five large acroĉromes. The remaining recently constructed aerodromes are adequate only for her own use, hor air force having been considerably expanded. Nor does Bulgaria possess the reserves of petrol required. Nevertheless, it is bolievod that these gaps could be made good by April, 1940 and that
(a) The use of Bulgarian aerodromes in the very early stages cannot be disregarded.
(b) Agreed.
(c) The British wish to emphasise the difficulties of effectively damaging aero- dromes and the necessity for the most careful preparation.
(d) Bulgarian aerodromes will probably not have been damaged and stocks of supplies may be assembled in advance. Numbers of German technicians, and con- siderable material are probably already in Bulgaria.
The French view is given in 7(a)
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