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Current State of Combat-Readiness of the UAF Land and Naval Forces and Steps Towards Increasing It (Report)

1 Dec 1981
Description: This is the summary of a report given by the Supreme Commander of the Warsaw Pact (WP) United Armed Forces (UAF), Viktor Kulikov, at the 14th session of the WP Committee of Ministers of Defense in Moscow in 1981. Kulikov assesses the state of the UAF's land and naval forces. According to his analysis, NATO's military planning is based on the premise of a surprise attack against the WP. He therefore suggests upgrading and modernizing the armaments of the UAF. Kulikov mentions deficiencies in several national armies of the WP members and presents ways of enhancing the UAF's capabilities and combat-readiness.

Collection: Defense Ministers

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  • German (495 KB )
Document Type: Summary Report
Sender: Viktor G. Kulikov, Commander in Chief of the United Armed Forces, Warsaw Pact
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 6
Cold War Period: 1980s
Persons: Kulikov
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br.
Call Number: DVW 1/71039

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