| ID | 175180 |
| Title Proper | Evaluation of Allied Intelligence in the Tactical Bombing of German Supply Depots during the Normandy Campaign, 1944 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Harrison, Stephan ; David Capps-Tunwell, David Passmore, and Stephan Harrison ; Capps-Tunwell, David ; Passmore, David |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | To date evaluations of tactical air supremacy during the Normandy campaign of 1944 have tended to analyse the erosion of German fighting ability due to the destruction to the transportation system, especially bridges and railways, by Allied air and the Resistance. Attacks on depots have been considered but not in the context of assessing the effectiveness of Allied intelligence gathering on depots. This study presents that analysis. Using archival sources in combination with geoarchaeological records, we hypothesise how a crisis in German logistics could have produced an earlier collapse of German capability, had Allied intelligence been more accurate in reporting German supply activities. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Military History Vol. 84, No.3; Jul 2020: p.825-42 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Military History 2020-09 84, 3 |
| Key Words | 1944 ; Evaluation of Allied Intelligence ; Tactical Bombing of German Supply Depots ; Normandy Campaign |