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Draft of Principles on the United Armed Forces of the Warsaw Pact Member States and their Command Bodies in Wartime

3 Dec 1979
Description: This is a draft regulation of basic principles for the Warsaw Pact's (WP) United Armed Forces (UAF) and its command in times of war. Supreme Commander of the UAF Viktor Kulikov presented the draft during the 12th session of the WP's Committee of Defense Ministers im Warsaw in 1979. The document is to clarify the work of the UAF, including its structure, command, infrastructure, and financing. The Soviet general staff is the working organ of the WP supreme command in wartime.

Collection: Defense Ministers

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  • German (2.0 MB )
Document Type: Draft Directive
Sender: Viktor Kulikov, Supreme Commander of the United Armed Forces
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 29
Cold War Period: 1970s
Document Source: Federal Archives of Germany, Military Branch (BA-MA), Freiburg i. Br.
Call Number: DVW 1/71036 and DVW 1/71037

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