Letter from East German Defense Minister (Heinz Hoffmann) to the Warsaw Pact Supreme Commander (Andrei Grechko)24 Mar 1961 |
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In this letter, East German defense minister Heinz Hoffmann informs the supreme commander of the Unified Supreme Command of the Warsaw Pact (WP), Marshal Andrei Grechko, about the content of a letter from East German head of state Walter Ulbricht to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev on the equipment of the National People's Army (NVA) with new Soviet weapons. Hoffmann informs Grechko about Ulbricht's consent to decisions taken in the defense commission of COMECON, such as proposals for an increased specialization of WP armament production. Furthermore, he asks Grechko to speed up the supply of modern Soviet armament. Collection: The 1961 Berlin Crisis
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Letter Origin (Agency): East German Ministry of Defense Sender: Heinz Hoffmann, East German Defense Minister Destination (Agency): Unified Command of the Waraw Pact Recipient: Andrei Grechko, Warsaw Pact Supreme Commander Language of Original Document: German Number of Pages: 2 Cold War Period: 1960s Persons: Grechko, Hoffmann, Khrushchev, Ulbricht |
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Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br. Call Number: AZN 32598. pp. 1-2 |
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