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Italian Defense Policy and Military Forces

9 Feb 1972
Description: This document summarizes a West German assessment of Italy's military policy and its military; it was prepared by the East German Stasi (Staatssicherheit) intelligence agency. Special attention is given to domestic political influences on military policy, internal problems of the armed forces, and the evaluation of combat readiness and motivation. The document also contains a detailed outline of the army's structure and information about its leadership methods.

Collection: Stasi Intelligence

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  • German (673 KB )
Document Type: Document
Origin (Agency): Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, GDR
Language of Original Document: German
Number of Pages: 20
Cold War Period: 1970s
Document Source: Federal Commissioner for the Records of the National Security Service of the Former Democratic Republic (BStU), Berlin
Call Number: ZA, HVA, 88, pp. 51-89

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