Letter From East German Deputy Defense Minister Heinz Kessler to Erich Honecker About His Conversation with Marshal Yakubovsky31 Aug 1968 |
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In this report, East German Deputy Minister Heinz Kessler provides information on his meeting with Supreme Commander of the United Armed Forces Ivan Yakubovsky. The meeting addresses the possibility of a participation of the East German National People's Army in the military invasion of Czechoslovakia, and discusses how much information should be released on this sensitive issue. Collection: GDR in the Warsaw Pact
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Letter Origin (Agency): East German Ministry of Defense Sender: Heinz Kessler, East German Deputy Minister of Defense Recipient: Erich Honecker, General Secretary of the East German Socialist Unity Party Language of Original Document: German Number of Pages: 3 Cold War Period: 1960s Persons: Hoffmann, Iakubovskii, Kessler |
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Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br. Call Number: VA-01/23454 Document Companion: Document No. 58 |
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