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East German Statement (State and Development of NATO's Armed Forces)

3 Dec 1984
Description: This is an East German statement on the state and development of NATO's armed forces on the Western and Southwestern theaters of war until 1990, delivered by East German Minister of Defense Heinz Hoffmann at the 17th session of the Warsaw Pact's Committee of Ministers of Defense in Budapest in 1984. Hoffmann agrees with the arguments put forward by the head of the Soviet military intelligence service (GRU), Petr Ivashutin, and expresses his concern about the alleged preparations for war by the US, West Germany, and NATO.

Collection: Defense Ministers

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Document Type: Report
Origin (Agency): East German Ministry of Defense
Sender: Heinz Hoffmann, East German Minister of Defense
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 6
Cold War Period: 1980s
Persons: Ivashutin, Streletz, Honecker
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br.
Call Number: DVW 1/71042 and DVW1/71043

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