World War II: All Theaters Enemy Situation and Operations, Enemy Capabilities Intelligence Reports

Description

WWII Daily Intelligence Reports: A Timeline and Overview

• March 22, 1942: The War Department, Military Intelligence Service, begins producing daily G-2 (Intelligence) Reports. These reports cover the enemy situation, operations, and capabilities across all theaters of World War II.
• March 22, 1942 – March 27, 1943: During this period, the daily G-2 reports are specifically prepared for the Chief of the War Department Military Intelligence Section.
• March 28, 1943: Responsibility for the daily G-2 reports shifts. From this date onward, the reports are prepared jointly by the War and Navy Departments.
• March 28, 1943 – August 15, 1944: The War and Navy Departments continue to produce daily G-2 reports, providing an overview of the widespread, multi-front war for the United States. These reports include details from various geographic areas (North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean Area, Asia, South Pacific, South West Pacific) and highlight submarine activity and enemy capabilities.
• August 15, 1944: The period covered by these specific daily G-2 reports concludes.

Cast of Characters

The provided source is an intelligence report compilation and does not name specific individuals beyond the organizational titles. Therefore, the “characters” are primarily the entities responsible for creating and receiving these reports:

• War Department, Military Intelligence Service: The primary entity responsible for preparing the daily G-2 reports from March 22, 1942, until March 27, 1943. Their function was to compile and disseminate intelligence on enemy activities and capabilities across all war theaters.
• Chief of the War Department Military Intelligence Section: The recipient and presumably the primary authority overseeing the preparation of the daily G-2 reports from March 22, 1942, to March 27, 1943.
• War and Navy Departments: Jointly responsible for preparing the daily G-2 reports from March 28, 1943, to August 15, 1944. This indicates a collaborative effort in intelligence gathering and analysis between the two key branches of the U.S. military during this period of World War II.

World War II: All Theaters Enemy Situation and Operations, Enemy Capabilities Intelligence Reports

2,380 pages of War Department, Military Intelligence Service, Daily G-2 Reports dating from March 22, 1942 to August 15, 1944, covering all theaters of operations.

These daily G-2 reports were prepared for the chief of the War Department Military Intelligence Section until March 28, 1943. Then by the War and Navy Departments till August 15, 1944. These G-2 Enemy Situation and Operations, Enemy Capabilities, reports give an overview view of how widespread this multi-front war was for the United States. It includes reports from North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean Area, Asia, South Pacific, and South West Pacific. Reports also give highlights of submarine activity and enemy capabilities.