BRIEF
 
                                                OF
 
                 OUTLINE PLAN FOR THE SEIZURE
           AND OCCUPATION OF THE DODECANESE
 
                 Report by the Joint War Plans Committee
 
    1. A complete outline plan for the seizure of and occupation 
of the DODECANESE is contained in Enclosure "A".
 
   2. Concept of the operation.
       An amphibious operation, two-thirds in ship-to-shore trans-
portation, one-third in shore-to-shore transportation, launched 
from bases in the eastern MEDITERRANEAN for the purpose of 
capturing the DODECANESE.
 
     Phase I. The gaining and maintaining of air superiority 
over RHODES and SCARPANTO.
 
     Phase II. Airborne and amphibious landing operations against
RHODES and SCARPANT0 to secure airdromes and a port. 
 
     Phase III. Continuing operations to seize RHODES. 
 
     Phase IV. Further operations to seize and occupy the
entire archipelago.
 
    3. Major forces required.
 
        a. Air - 2,783 aircraft
          1,200 Bombardment aircraft; 600 Fighter aircraft; 600 
Troop Carrier aircraft; 320 Carrier based aircraft; 
and 63 miscellaneous aircraft.
 
        b. Ground
     1 Airborne Division; 3 Infantry Divisions.
 
        c. Naval
     4 BB, 6 CV, 22 CA & CL, and 70 DD.
 
 
 
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