Accuracy and Detail of Green
Despite the fact that Abwehr intelligence gathering in Ireland had not begun until mid 1939, Green was thorough in detail. This can probably be attributed to the intelligence gathering of German civilians based in Ireland during the 1930s. That the plan for Green was completed days after being ordered is a testament to the planning staff in collating the data. Hitler's hope of a détente or non-aggression pact of some kind with the British, whom he considered the "natural allies" of Nazi Germany, led to him disallowing Abwehr intelligence gathering in Britain during the run up to the war in 1936–1938. Even when intelligence gathering was attempted following the capitulation of France it was mostly disastrous—see Operation Lobster I and Operation Seagull (Ireland) series. As Sea Lion was postponed and eventually shelved following the launching of Operation Barbarossa, the planning staff working on it issued two reprints adding detail as they went.
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