Information from Air Force Marshall Koldunov on Issues Related to "US Aggression Against Libya"Apr 1986 |
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This document gives an account of Soviet Air Marshal Koldunov's reports on the US provocation in the Gulf of Sirte on 24 March and the US attacks against Libya on 15 and 16 April 1986. Koldunov outlines that Libya's air defense was well-equipped with Soviet military technology, but was not properly maintained and poorly mastered. The report highlights that the April strikes hit Libya unprepared because of Tripoli's disregard for Soviet advice and equipment. Koldunov traces Libya's devastating performance back to poor command and control of its air defense forces, and poor morale and training of the military. Collection: Libya 1986
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Document Type:
Report Origin (Agency): East German Intelligence (Stasi) Destination (Agency): Military Council of the Warsaw Pact Language of Original Document: German Translators: Grace Leonard Number of Pages: 6 Cold War Period: 1985-1991 Persons: Koldunov |
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Document Source: Federal Commissioner for the Records of the National Security Service of the Former Democratic Republic (BStU), Berlin Call Number: BStU, ZA, AGM 533 First Published at: PHP |
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